Business community congratulates Iftikhar Malik for becoming SAARC CCI head.

ISLAMABAD -- Business community on Tuesday congratulated Iftikhar Ali Malik on taking over charge as President and Zubair Ahmed Malik as Executive Member, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In their greeting message,Muhammad Ahmed Waheed President, Tahir Abbasi Senior Vice President and Saif ur Rehman Khan Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and Mian Akram Farid Chairman Founder Group hoped that they would play role for further enhancing trade and economic relations among SAARC member states.

They said that Iftikhar Ali Malik was a very experienced and seasoned businessman and his election as President SAARC CCI was an honor for Pakistan and a very positive development as he would utilize his abilities and experiences to bring all the SAARC countries further closer and help them increase trade among the SAARC member states.

Muhammad Ahmed Waheed said that Iftikhar Ali Malik has rendered outstanding services for the business community of Pakistan in various capacities including as President Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President FPCCI and Executive Member SAARC CCI.

He said the elevation of Iftikhar Ali Malik as President SAARC Chamber would be beneficial for the economy of Pakistan as he would play a role for enhancing Pakistan's trade and exports with the SAARC region.

ICCI President said that SAARC region has great potential for promoting intra-regional trade as it was a big market with a population of nearly 1.7 billion. However, SAARC Region was lacking in regional...