Role of business community vital in corporate social responsibility

LAHORE, Feb 27 (APP):Federal Commerce Minister Muhammad Pervaiz Malik has said that role of business community is of utmost importance in corporate social responsibilities.
He said this while talking to the LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid, Senior Vice President Khawaja Khawar Rashid and
Vice President Zeshan Khalil here on Tuesday.
The minister said it was a matter of satisfaction that premier business organization like Lahore Chamber of Commerce
and Industry was impressively working for the help of ailing humanity.
The minister said that public welfare was always the biggest challenge for the governments and they could not handle it
alone.
It is a matter of satisfaction that business community of Lahore fully active in social sector and supporting government
in its endeavors aimed at reducing the miseries of ailing humanity, he added.
Federal Minister also thanked the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry for contributing impressively to the
Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD) for the cause of special persons.
The LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid said that business community of Lahore would continue to fulfil its social
responsibilities and utilize its all resources for the help of ailing humanity.
He informed the Federal Minister that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry is not only playing a leading role
for the promotion of trade and industry but is also quite active in the social sector.
Malik Tahir Javaid also presented a cheque of Rs 1.6 million to Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation
of Disabled (LABARD). It is pertinent to mention here that Pervaiz Malik is also a president of Lahore Businessmen
Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD).
Muhammad Naeem Hanif and Shahid Nazir Chaudhry were also present.