RCCI says marches have destroyed business activities with losses amounting to billions of rupees, demands govt to resolve the issue amicably, pay compensation to containers’ owners
Acting Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Malik Shahid Saleem has said that national economy was under deep stress owing to prevailing Azadi and Inqilaab Marches and especially these marches destroy the business activities of the Rawalpindi.
While chairing a high level emergent meeting of former presidents, leaders of traders associations of City and Cantt and members’ executive committee at chambers on Saturday, he said data collected from the trade associations of the city and Cantt showed that billion of rupees loss was witnessed during last four days due to closure of roads and interregional trade of poultry, marble, fruits and vegetables is completely destroyed but neither media nor government take notice of the situation. He demanded of the government to resolve the situation at the earliest to put the country on the path of economic growth.
Group leader Shaikh Shabbir, former presidents Sohail Altaf, SM Naseem, Dr Hassan Sarosh Akram, Najam Rehan and Syed Asad Mashadi and members of executive committee were also present on the occasion.
Saleem said that daily wager class was at large scale badly affected by the current situation. He said that business community was not a party to take sides of government or the protesters but it was the responsibility of the government to maintain a business friendly atmosphere.
