ICCI plans shopping festival

Published November 22, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said on Saturday that the chamber would try to organise a shopping festival in Islamabad.

He was visiting ICCI President was visiting F-6 Markaz to congratulate the newly elected office bearers of Super Market Traders Welfare Association.

Shehzad Shabbir Abbasi was elected as President, Sheikh Dawood Senior Vice President, Amir Rahim Qureshi Vice President.

He said markets and commercial centres of the federal capital would be invited to participate in the festival.

He expressed the hope that it would give a boost to business activities in the region.

He lauded Capital Development Authority (CDA) for initiating development work in several markets of the capital.

Speaking on the occasion, the ICCI president greeted Shehzad Shabbir Abbasi President and his team on winning the elections and hoped that they would play an active role in resolving key issues of traders of their market.

He said he had conducted visits to various markets in Islamabad along with CDA Chairman Amir Ali Ahmed to assess the needs for development works in markets.

He said CDA had now started the development works in markets including carpeting of roads, fixing streetlights and improving basic infrastructure, which was laudable as it would facilitate better growth of business activities.

He assured that ICCI would extend all possible cooperation to the TWA, Super Market in its efforts to solve the problems of the traders.

Shehzad Shabbir Abbasi, President and Saqib Taj Abbasi, Secretary General, Traders Welfare Association Supermarket Islamabad thanked the ICCI delegation and said that with the keen interest and efforts of Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, CDA has initiated development work in markets, which was appreciable.

He said the National Assembly has already passed the amended bill of rent control act, which was a long-standing demand of the traders.

He, therefore, stressed that ICCI in collaboration with market associations should intensify efforts to get the said bill passed from the Senate so that traders could fully focus on promoting trade activities with a sense of security and confidence.

He assured that TWA Super Market would fully support ICCI in making the shopping festival successful.

Published in Dawn, November 22nd, 2020

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