By Asad Cheema
ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan has called upon the government to take strong measures for following the principles of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the great Muslim Philosopher and Poet to make Pakistan a progressive and prosperous economy. He said, “It was high time that the nation should stand united by setting aside all differences and work with commitment, honesty and dedication for the economic uplift of the country.”
The ICCI President was addressing as Chief Guest of ceremony organized by the Islamabad Founder Lions Club to celebrate the Iqbal Day. Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, Muhammad Naveed Malik Secretary General Islamabad Founder Lions Club, Dr. Masood Ghani, Dr. Afshan Malik, Sibtain Raza Lodhi, Baser Daud, Altaf Shah, Khalid Qureshi, Shakeel Munir, Nausheen Arshad, Umar Farooq, Mian Arif, Sheikh Khayam, Akhundzada M. Naeem, Muhammad Fahim Khan, Nagina Khaleeq, Dr. Mahosh and others were present at the occasion.
Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan paid rich tributes to Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal on his 143rd birthday and said that his poetry and teachings provided guidelines to the policymakers and the nation how to make Pakistan as a true welfare state. He said that Allama Iqbal through his poetry and philosophy had created a revolutionary spirit and enthusiasm in the Muslims of Sub-Continent for the creation of Pakistan and urged that the nation should follow the same spirit and enthusiasm to make Pakistan a strong economy of the region.
The ICCI President said that the economy of Pakistan was confronted with many challenges and implementation of the principles of Allama Iqbal would steer it out of difficulties to put it on the path of sustainable growth. He said that we should inculcate youth about the poetry and teachings of Allama Iqbal so that our young generation could drive Pakistan towards fast economic growth and development.
