Businessman Forum retains grip on Sarhad chamber

PESHAWAR: Eleven members affiliated with Businessman Forum running for the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) executive committee elections for 2020-21 were elected unopposed for the next term on Wednesday.A meeting of the election commission was held under the chairmanship of Malik Niaz Ahmad at the chamber house on Wednesday wherein the election commission, constituted for SCCI elections for 2020-21, announced the results.

According to the details, the members were elected on five vacant seats of Corporate Group, five vacant seats of Associate Group and a vacant seat reserved for women.

For five vacant seats of Corporate Group, Malik Mohsin Sajjad, Zarak Khan, Manzoor Elahi, Fazal Muqeem and Ahmed Mustafa were elected unopposed as executive members of the SCCI for next term after the withdrawal of nomination papers by 13 candidates against them, according to the election commission.

Similarly, for five vacant seats of Associate Group,  Waqar Ahmed, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Farooq, Zahoor Khan and Aurangzaib were elected unopposed as executive members of the chamber after the withdrawal of nomination papers by 20 candidates against them.

No candidate submitted nomination paper against Aafia Walayat Shah, who was running SCCI executive body elections on the women seat.