SCCI chief announces formation of sector-wise working groups to promptly address issues

Petroleum Dealers Association delegation meets President Malik Imran Ishaq, apprised on various issues attached with the sector
PESHAWAR
President, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malik Imran Ishaq underlined the need of close coordination for prompt resolution of the issues being facing by the business community attached with the petroleum sector.
SCCI chief announced to form sector wise working groups to identify problems and frame a holistic line of action/strategy to formally take them with relevant authorities for earliest their re-addressal.
President Malik Imran Ishaq while addressing participants/members of a delegation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Petroleum Dealers Association here at the chamber house on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to address traders issues on priority grounds.
Delegation was headed by KP Petroleum Dealers Association Pattern in Chief Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz and President Gul Nawaz Afridi, along with central and provincial leaders and office bearers.
The associate office bearers congratulated the new office bearers and executive committee of the chamber and expressed hope that the new cabinet would play its crucial role in resolving the issues of the business community attached with the petroleum sector.
SCCI’s senior vice president Naeemur Rehman, former president Hasnain Khurshid, members of the executive committee, Secretary General of the Chamber Muqtasid Ahsan, petrol pump owners, dealers from various parts of the province were in attendance in a large number.
Gul Nawaz Afridi and Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz apprised the meeting on various challenges and issues being facing by traders associated with petroleum sector, mostly relating to imposing heavy fines, punishment by district administration on pretext of Form-K, mushroom growth of illegal ‘Daba’ stations, harassment by local administrations, labour, ESSI and other departments, unwarranted actions, illegal checking/measurement of petrol and other.
President Malik Imran Ishaq in his concluding remarks described the issues and challenges being facing by the business community associated with the petroleum sector is quite alarming, emphasizing the need of amicable their addressal.
He made it clear that there will be no compromise on the dignity of the business community and assured SCCI will stand shoulder to shoulder with the business community in their difficulties and would raise the aforementioned problems of the petroleum dealers at central and provincial level for their prompt resolution.
President Malik Imran Ishaq disclosed that SCCI has planned to form sector-wise working groups, with representation of expertise of the relevant sector in it. He said initiative aims to identify the problems of different sectors and resolve them by taking up with relevant authorities in a befitting manner.