Prime Minister’s assurance not to lock down the FPCCI completely

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured the FPCCI not to hold a complete lockdown in the country. The pharma industry has been exempted from the current lockdown. Follow the business community SOPs so that the lockdown doesn’t happen. The Prime Minister of the Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Announcement to include representatives of Pakistan (FPCCI) in all advisory committees. Meet with FPCCI leadership and business community after Eid to consult on economic development of the country and promotion of industries and investment. Will The proposals of FPCCI will be given priority in the next budget. Instructions to the Prime Minister’s Economic Team and concerned officials to implement the recommendations of the FPCCI for the solution of economic problems and promotion of trade. Trade Adviser Raziq Dawood exempted from customs, import-export matters and lockdown ban. Order to take immediate steps to give. According to details, a delegation of Pakistan business community led by Anjum Nisar, former President FPCCI and Chairman Businessmen Panel and Khawaja Shahzeb Akram, Senior Vice President FPCCI met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime Minister’s House. I met The delegation included Mirza Abdul Rehman Coordinator FPCCI Capital Office, former President Lahore Chamber Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Chairman Upma Bao Muhammad Bashir, Shahid Butt, Nadeem Qureshi and others. On the occasion, Mian Anjum Nisar, former President FPCCI and Chairman Businessmen Panel and Khawaja Shahzeb Akram, Senior Vice President FPCCI called on Prime Minister Imran Khan Informing about the problems faced, he said that complete lockdown would lead to disaster. Therefore, the government should issue such orders which have positive results and do not harm the country. ۔ The problems caused by the previous lockdown have not gone away. Once again, a complete lockdown will starve the business community. He appealed to the Prime Minister to allow traders to do full business under SOPs. He demanded from the Prime Minister that the bank holidays before Eid should be restricted and customs, import and export matters should be exempted from the ban. On which Prime Minister Imran Khan directed Trade Adviser Razzaq Dawood to take immediate steps to continue banking, customs and import-export matters before Eid and to grant exemption from lockdown and holidays. Mian Anjum Nisar and Khawaja Shahzeb Akram invited the Prime Minister to visit the FPCCI and wished him a meeting on behalf of the business community, saying that the FPCCI should act as a bridge between the business community and the government. does . The Prime Minister of Pakistan can get useful suggestions for the economic development of the country by increasing contacts with the FPCCI leadership. Mian Anjum Nisar and Khawaja Shahzeb Akram also demanded harassment of traders by FBR and action on daily notices. On this occasion, Mirza Abdul Rehman Coordinator FPCCI drew the attention of the Prime Minister to inflation. He said that the common man was suffering due to rising inflation. The government should take serious steps to control inflation. Talking to the delegation, Prime Minister Imran Khan assured the delegation not to lock down after May 16 and urged the business community to follow Karuna SOPs so that the lockdown does not take place. I’m not in favor of the race. However, the business community itself should be careful and let others implement SOPs as the situation in Corona has intensified. Hospitals are full. The health staff is giving a warning. We must all fight this epidemic together. He said that traders are the backbone of the country and we are aware of their difficulties. Prime Minister Imran Khan assured the delegation that private commercial banks would conduct transactions with exporters and importers from Monday to Wednesday next week. The Prime Minister exempted the pharma industry from the current lockdown and allowed the pharma industry to continue working with full capacity. The Prime Minister also assured the delegation to take prompt action on the complaints regarding FBR. Prime Minister Imran Khan said that President of Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan Mian Nasir Hayat Mago, Senior Vice President Khawaja Shahzeb Akram, Chairman Capital Office Kurban Ali and other Vice Presidents are a strong part of the business community. The government will take the FPCCI with confidence on every platform and the representatives of the federation will be represented in every forum so that the business community and the government can work together to take Pakistan on new paths of development. Talking, the Prime Minister said that we are aware of the plight of the people. Every section is worried about inflation. We are bringing in a system to control illegal profiteering from employer to employee and this will bring relief to the common man.