Progressive Group in the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called upon the political parties to make their economic agenda public because the next general elections are around the corner. Progressive Group President Khalid Usman and LCCI Executive Committee member Chaudhry Arshad in a statement issued on Wednesday said that they had time and again in the recent past asked the political parties to share their economic agenda and fiscal priorities with the trade and business leadership so that they can analyze it and make their own plans according to the political vision.
He said "our collective focus should be on economy as the future progress and prosperity lie in strong economy". All political parties must unite and make coordinated efforts to showcase Pakistan as investment-friendly country to the global community, they said. Usman said the political parties should share how they would create jobs, play as a catalyst to accelerate the pace of industrialization and business activities in Pakistan. "Our country needs revenue for equal development of all the rural and urban areas and for this only accelerated industrial and trade activities can provide results," he added.