Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Monday demanded of all the political parties to show maturity and try to resolve issues through talks as politics of agitation is pushing national economy to the wall. "Due to political unrest trade and economic activities are sinking; therefore, the business community appeals the protestors to stay away from such politics," LCCI President Engineer Sohail Lashari said here on Monday.
He said the country was facing a huge economic loss only because of wrong statements and irrational attitude of political players. He said a week of stalled economic activity costs the country $500 million or $2 billion per month and a weak economy like Pakistan cannot afford to lose even one million dollar loss in exports. He said at a time when armed forces were busy in operation Zarb-e-Azb and country was facing severe internal and external challenges, the situation was bound to affect the national interests.
The LCCI President said such activities would not only tarnish the image of the country in the eyes of international community but also hinder economic growth. He said the leadership of all political parties should join hands for strengthening the economy instead of hatching conspiracies against the Government for their vested interests. He said the political leaders should settle issues in Parliament, which is a democratic and just forum for this purpose instead of disturbing the business activities and public life through holding sit-ins and rallies.
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