Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and member Standing Committee on Finance, Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour has expressed concern over delay in the declaration of NWFP as war affected area and demanded of the federal government for initiating immediate measures in this regard.
In a press release issued here on Thursday, he demanded of the President, Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Federal Minister for Finance, Shaukat Tarin for declaring NWFP as war affected area to announce a special incentive package for the business community to save the economy of the province from destruction.
He said that after the acceptance of the stand of NWFP regarding the affects of the war on terror on the economy of the province by the federal government the delay in the incentive package has no justification. He said that Federal Minister for Finance has assured the announcement of incentive package for the province, but no practical step was taken.
The Senator said that NWFP was in the state of war while consecutive explosions and suicide bombings have brought the economy on the verge of collapse. Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and business community demanding declaring NWFP as war affected area, but no positive step was taken at federal government.-PR