LCCI polls: PIAF-Founders Alliance launches election campaign

PIAF-Founders Alliance on Monday formally began election campaign for the elections of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) scheduled to be held on September 19 and 20. The Chairman PIAF-Founders Alliance Mian Mohammad Ashraf and Chairman Alliance Steering Committee Mian Anjum Nisar jointly performed the ribbon cutting ceremony held in connection with election campaign of the alliance.
LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Senior Vice President Kashif Younis Meher, Founders Group Chairman Shahzada Alam Monnoo, PIAF Chairman Engineer Sohail Lashari, former LCCI Presidents Iftikhar Ali Malik, Mian Shafqat Ali, Syed Mohsin Raza Bukhari, Mohammad Ali Mian, Mian Misbahur Rehman, Senator Zafar Iqbal, Tariq Hameed, Bashir A Buksh, Shiekh Mohammad Asif, LCCI former Senior Vice President Abdul Basit, Yaqub Tahir Izhar, Tahir Javaid Malik, Sheikh Mohammad Arshad and representatives of various other industrial associations were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman PIAF-Founders Alliance Mian Ashraf, Chairman Alliance Steering Committee Mian Anjum Nisar, Chairman Founders Group Shahzada Alam Monnoo and Chairman PIAF Engineer Sohail Lashari said that the business community deserves appreciation in highest possible terms for continuing their businesses despite multiple internal and external challenges. They said that electricity crisis, deteriorating law and order situation and political instability were the major reasons that kept the entire economy hostage but the entire business community played its role bravely, resultantly the government achieved all revenue collection targets.
They said that PIAF-Founders Alliance understands that Kalabagh Dam is only solution to ensure cheaper and uninterrupted power supply; therefore, the Alliance would press upon the government for early construction of this mega project of national importance.
PIAF-Founders Alliance leaders said that the Alliance has always introduced a true leadership for the economic well-being of the country and this year again only those people would be introduced who have understanding to the economic issues.
Saarc Chamber Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik said that the business community is perturbed over the target killings in Karachi as it is the hub of the economic activities and the government should make foolproof arrangements to bring normalcy there.
The LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that SRO 191 was a big issue for the entire business community as it was near to impossible to continue business in the presence of SRO 191. The LCCI compelled the FBR to withdraw this SRO, he added. He said that sharp cut in mark-up rate is also result of LCCI efforts who convinced the State Bank Governor that cut in interest rate is a must for the of revival of economic activities.