Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair called on President Mamnoon Hussain here on Monday.
The president felicitated new governor on assuming the charge of his office. Mamnoon said that the Governor House could play an important role in ensuring cohesion among different schools of thought.
The president directed the Sindh governor to take along all the communities to ensure development of Karachi. The president expressed hope that the governor would play his role in development and welfare of the province and its people.
Speaking on the occasion, the governor reiterated resolve to work for welfare of the people. Muhammad Zubair thanked the president on the occasion.
The president expressed his confidence that the new governor being a highly educated and a politically mature person would be able to deliver efficiently. “Governorship is a sensitive job” said the President and sounded confident that Governor Zubair would not only take along all segments but also create unanimity among people with varied opinions. This, he said was extremely important for the development of Karachi and Sindh.
Later, Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair has said that the government was aware of the problems of the business community and has been trying to resolve them on a priority basis.
The governor said that the role of business community was very important in the economic development therefore, they would be given facilities to play their due role in the national development. Muhammad Zubair said this while talking to a 20-member delegation of Businessman Panel led by its Senior Vice Chairman Mian Zahid Hussain.
Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair said that the government was trying to resolve all the infrastructure, energy and tax related issues adding that the government has asked the taxation authorities not to harass businessmen.
The governor said, “Our exports can only rebound when we provide incentives to the exports sector”, the government has taken steps to strengthen external trade, he added.
The governor further said that the decisions on vital national matters were now being taken with consensus, adding that huge investment was pouring in the energy sector and several new projects were in the pipeline.
The governor also informed the delegation about the undergoing development projects.
