Newly elected ICCI President Pledges to address business community’s issues

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Newly elected President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Muhammad Zakaria Akbar Zia, has pledged to work closely with relevant institutions to resolve traders’ and industrialists’ issues and promote economic growth in the federal capital.
The President ICCI,made these remarks at a dinner and reception hosted in his honour by prominent social figure Chaudhry Iqbal Yousaf Wahla.
The event was attended by ICCI President Muhammad Zakaria Akbar Zia, Founder Group Chairman Tariq Sadiq, prominent businessman and CEO of Madina Cash and Carry Hafiz Noorul Haq, and Multi-Professional Cooperative Housing Society Islamabad President Muhammad Nawaz Lali, said a release issued here on Friday.
Prominent business personalities, Arshad Dawood, Ashfaq Chattha, Ijaz Abbasi, Khalid Javed, Waseem Chaudhry and Shaukat Masood also attended the gathering, along with industrialists, traders, ICCI office-bearers, Founder Group members and representatives of the business community.
Participants congratulated Muhammad Zakaria Akbar Zia on assuming the leadership of the ICCI and extended their best wishes for his tenure.
Addressing the gathering, the newly elected president thanked Chaudhry Iqbal Yousaf Wahla and members of the business community for organising the reception.
The President said he would make every effort to meet the expectations of Islamabad’s business community and fulfil the trust placed in him.
He said the chamber would work with all relevant institutions to address the concerns of traders and industrialists, facilitate business activities and contribute to the economic development of Islamabad.
Zakaria described the business community as the backbone of the national economy, saying that resolving its issues and ensuring a business-friendly environment would remain among the chamber’s top priorities.
President ICCI also pledged to strengthen the chamber and make it more effective by taking all traders and industrialists on board.
Speaking on the occasion, host Chaudhry Iqbal Yousaf Wahla congratulated the newly elected president and expressed confidence that his leadership would meet the expectations of the business community.
He said, President ICCI Muhammad Zakaria Akbar Zia as an energetic and capable businessman, saying his experience and abilities would help address the issues faced by traders and industrialists.
He stressed the need for unity among Islamabad’s business and trading community to play an effective role in the economic development of the city and the country.
Chaudhry Iqbal Yousaf Wahla thanked all guests for attending the reception and extended his best wishes to the newly elected ICCI president.