KARACHI: Election Commission of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has declared Muhammad Hanif Gohar as the elected Senior Vice President for the year 2020.

According to the announcement of election commission, in view of judgment dated 19. 10.2020 passed by Islamabad High Court in writ petition Nos.4321/2019 and 4172/2019, whereby the order dated 27.11.2019 passed earlier by the DGTO directing FPCCI secretary general to include the name of Mian Anjum Nisar of S A Trading Corporation being nominee of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association has been set aside.

Muhammad Hanif Gohar, nonminee of Association of Builders & Developers, a candidate for the post of FPCCI SVP, requested through his Advocate letter dated 07.11.2020 to the election commission to declare the said result by excluding one vote cast by Mian Anjum Nisar being nominee of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association. The FPCCI election commission members after going through the referred judgment and considering the facts of the matter, declared Muhammad Hanif Gohar duly elected Senior Vice President FPCCI Election-2020 having secured 176 votes as against 175 votes of Asim Ghani Usman. Muhammad Hanif Gohar, therefore, stands elected as FPCCI SVP for the year-2020, election commission announced.

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