Business leaders call for policy reforms, trader facilitation and relief from Torkham border closure
Report: Hurish shah FT
ISLAMABAD –President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Talat Mehmood has called for a joint platform of five to six major chambers across Pakistan to collectively raise business community issues before the government.
Addressing a meeting hosted by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), he proposed monthly rotational meetings to strengthen coordination and ensure a united voice for traders and industrialists.
ICCI President Mohammad Zikria Akbar Zia stressed that businessmen should be treated as partners in economic development, not suspects. He called for easier bank financing, improved industrial infrastructure, reduced regulatory hurdles and an end to unnecessary harassment.
President Khyber Chamber Syed Jawad Kazmi highlighted the severe impact of the prolonged Torkham border closure on trade and industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Other business leaders also stressed collective efforts, investment-friendly policies and improved facilities for traders to strengthen Pakistan's economy.
