The Government decision regarding the suspension of gas supply to CNG Stations and Industrial sector will not only affect the industrial growth but also bar Pakistan from achieving the export target of $20 billion this year. Kashif Shabir, President, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) said this here on Thursday while talking to Latifullah Virk, Collector Customs at his office.
Senior Vice President Syed Ali Raza Saeed Shah, Vice President Rashid Waien, other members including Younus Dar, Asif Zafar Chaudhry, Muhammad Ali and Abdul Majeed were also present on the occasion. He said, "The business community is well aware of the difficulties the government is facing but it is imperative to take industrialists on board while taking such decisions." The business community would stand by government in the prevailing poor economic situation and make all out efforts to bail the country out of this crisis, he added.
He stressed that it was need of the hour to explore new wells of natural gas and alternate energy resources to overcome the energy deficiency. Informing the collector about the problems of traders, RCCI President said that absence of weigh stations on dry ports was irking exporters and causing great loss to the nation.