UBG, BMPP plan 100-day programme to address issues facing businessmen

KARACHI: The United Business Group (UBG) and the Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) have announced to jointly contest in the upcoming elections of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).

Addressing a press conference at the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) on Thursday, UBG Patron-in-Chief and FPCCI Presidential candidate S.M. Tanveer, alongside BMPP Chairman Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, announced that the four-year-old UBG-BMPP alliance would continue its collaboration in the FPCCI elections.

They said the alliance was committed not only to strengthening the FPCCI’s prestige and institutional standing but also to bringing together a strong economic team to effectively manage its affairs and advance the interests of the business community.

“We have formulated a comprehensive 100-day programme plan to address the issues faced by the business community across the country,” they said.

On behalf of BMPP, Magoon announced the panel’s unconditional support for S.M. Tanveer as the alliance’s presidential candidate. He also expressed confidence that visionary leadership under Tanveer could help address the challenges facing the business community and resolve its longstanding issues.

He dismissed the perception that S.M. Tanveer was not a Karachiite, terming it a baseless allegation by the opposition, which, he said, had already lost its credibility.

He presented S.M. Tanveer’s membership cards of the KCCI, Karachi Press Club and the Arts Council of Pakistan.

Tanveer claimed that he enjoyed the support of the business community across the country, including Islamabad, Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Balochistan.

He said that relations between UBG and BMPP had never broken down and that they had never considered BMPP an outsider. “BMPP is remained part of our team as before and both groups would work together following their anticipated victory”, he added.

He further said that representatives elected to FPCCI’s Executive Committee and General Body would be assigned leadership roles in various committees so they could effectively highlight the issues facing their respective sectors.

“We must ensure that the business community is given respect. The growth of businesses will lead to greater employment opportunities,” he said.

Zubair Tufail President UBG said that S.M. Tanveer is a leader of the business community across Pakistan and had consistently highlighted industrial and trade-related issues at the highest forums over the past three years. He also praised Saqib Fayyaz Magoon’s three-year performance as Senior Vice President, describing it as excellent.

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