Caretaker Minister for Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz urged the business community to play their crucial role in achieving the government’s goal of $100 billion in annual exports from Pakistan.
During a meeting with the representatives of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Ejaz emphasized the need to diversify exports for economic improvement.
The interim minister called for a strong partnership between the government and the private sector, encouraging active involvement in corporate social responsibility.
ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari highlighted efforts to establish an expo centre and a new industrial estate, seeking government support. He proposed ICCI’s inclusion in the Export Development Fund and suggested a passport office facilitation desk at ICCI, along with a dedicated immigration counter at airports for taxpayers.
ICCI’s leadership, including Faad Waheed and Engr. Azhar ul Islam Zafar, urged the government to provide a special budget package for SMEs and the industry. They also emphasized reinforcing Islamabad Police for enhanced security.
The ICCI delegation, including Khalid Iqbal Malik, Zafar Bakhtawari, Abdul Rauf Alam, Khalid Javed, Mian Akram Farid, Tariq Sadiq, Muhammad Ejaz Abbasi, Mian Shaukat Masud, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, Ch. Waheed ud Din, Muhammad Naveed Malik, and others, expressed commitment to advancing the country’s economic interests.
Ejaz failing in his own role but reminding others of the crucial roles, thats a perfect selection.
Reaching 100 billion $ export target is fine. What is road map for achieving this targets. This is not good enough that we will raise export this much percentage annually/ raise export by so much billions annually.
Discussion on this subject has been going on for quite some time. Who is the driver? What are the products/ services that will be enhanced to attain this level? Do we have the markets in our sight? Any hardware additionally required to meet enhanced capacity? What about trained man power? Any thoughts about working capital requirements? There are many more questions that haunt us to achieve this level of exports.
Let us come down from dream world and face the difficulties of realities.
How will we know Gohar Ejaz is different from his predecessors who left us without fulfilling dream of boosting exports.
Please stop daydreaming.
Come down on the Earth and see ground realities.