Karachi : Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, while welcoming the assurance to meet the energy production demand of industries by Nadeem Baber Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Tabish Gohar, Special Assistant on Energy in a meeting with FPCCI & business representatives at Governor house.
Appreciating the efforts of Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, he hoped that the government representatives would fulfill the promises made in the meeting with the industrialist community.
In a statement that, Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that the FPCCI, in consultation with Employers Federation of Pakistan, Karachi Chamber and Town Associations , held a press conference at the Federation house to withdraw the decision from the government and demanded not disconnect gas connections of the industries.
In response, government representatives convened a meeting with FPCC and assure that no industry gas will be cut off until, all other power distribution companies, including K-Electric, would provide uninterrupted electric supply assurance to the industries. While industrial captive power plants operating at 50% production capacity will not be shut off.
He said that the FPCCI was confident that the government would fulfill its promises on the assurance of the government representatives.
FPCCI president reiterated that the government should involve the federation and business representatives in every decision for consultation so that together they can improve Pakistan’s economy.