Malik Khuda Bakhsh Second meeting of FPCCI’s Energy Committee, attended by business leaders and technocrats
Karachi (March 12, 2024) FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Energy 2024-2025 convener Malik Khuda Bakhsh has said that with the establishment of a new government headed by Mian Shahbaz Sharif in the country, it is hoped that immediate attention will be given to the problems of the energy sector. The Energy Committee of FPCCI will also prepare effective proposals through consultation and submit them to the government under the leadership of FPCCI President Atif Ikram Shaikh so that through these proposals, the Ministry of Energy will support the growth of the energy sector in the country.
Addressing the second meeting of the FPCCI Energy Committee, Malik Khuda Bakhsh said that energy is needed in Pakistan and the Energy Committee will provide proposals to the government to strengthen the energy industry and attract new capital in the country. The meeting was attended by business leaders and technocrats including Imran Akhtar from OGRA, Raja Imranullah from PSO, Irfan Ahmed, Shahid Zaki, Munis Siddiqui, Tariq Saeed, Afaq Ali Khan, Chaudhry. Ahsan Nazir, Habib Haider (Shell Pakistan), Shah Kamal, Ayesha Ahmed, Halima Ahmed (Islamabad), Elia Nowroz Ali (Quetta), Bilal Jabbar (Lahore), Nosheen Irfan (Lahore), Miss Noreen (Lahore), Ahmad Doseem Qadri, Mahfouz Qazi, Benish Mehr and Irfan Hussain of FPCCI were included.
In the meeting, the use of available resources for energy in the country, search for new resources and various suggestions were considered.
Malik Khuda Bakhsh said that the Energy Committee from the platform of FPCCI will cooperate fully with the government and related institutions to overcome the problems faced in the energy sector in the country and we believe that soon Pakistan will move towards the development of energy. Will be.
Malik Khuda Baksh said that we will also indicate to the government the areas where improvements can be made in the duty structure, sales tax and other taxes. He said that the duty on imported finished goods also needs to be reduced and we will In this regard, the President will also send a strong working paper to the government through FPCCI, our aim is to strengthen the local industry so that people can get employment. On this occasion,
Malik Khuda Bakhsh told the committee members that after the first meeting, we received two proposals from the members, for which a 5-member technical committee was established to review and now after preparing the final proposals, President FPCCI Atif Ikram. Shaikh will be given.
