Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan has expressed the hope that new officer bearers of United Business Group (UBG) will play a more effective role for serving the cause of the business community of the entire country.
The ICCI President on Wednesday, along with a delegation called on former President FPCCI Zubair Tufail, and former President ICCI Zafar Bakhtawari and congratulated them on being elected as President and Secretary General, United Business Group (UBG) respectively.
The delegation included Abdul Rehman Khan Vice President ICCI, Members Muhammad Shakir, Omais Khattak, Hafiz Bilal Munir Executive Members ICCI, Muhammad Ejaz Abbasi former President ICCI, Atif Ikram Sheikh former President ICCI, Malik Sohail Hussain & Khalid Chaudhry former Senior Vice Presidents ICCI and others.
Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said that the election of Zafar Bakhtawari former President ICCI as Secretary General UBG was a great honor for ICCI and its members. He said that Zafar Bakhtawari has already rendered great services for the business community in various capacities including former President ICCI and former Vice President FPCCI and hoped that as Secretary General UBG, he would play a more effective role for resolving the key issues of business community and promoting their business interests.
The ICCI President He also lauded the services of Zubair Tufail, former President FPCCI and hoped that as President UBG, he would play a greater role for the betterment and welfare of the business community. He said that the government was working to come up with a new budget for the next financial year and urged that it should finalize the upcoming federal budget in consultation with all stakeholders including Presidents of key chambers of commerce & industry of the country.