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The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Riaz Ahmed Tata, on behalf of the business sector of the country has heartily congratulated and welcomed Shaukat Aziz as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In a statement here on Friday, he expressed full confidence in the managerial acumen and technical expertise of Shaukat Aziz due to which he has a very successful track record of financial and economic development.

Tata stated that Shaukat Aziz was the architect of the strategic economic and financial reforms implemented during the last four years, which have resulted in turnaround of the bankrupt economy and subsequent tremendous improvement in the macro-economic fundamentals of the country.

President FPCCI was very hopeful that with Shaukat Aziz as Prime Minister, the country would make rapid socio-economic development enabling it to join the league of developed countries in Asia.

He further stated that Pakistan has been blessed with all required human and physical resources, the optimum potential of which, under the able and dynamic leadership of Shaukat Aziz, will soon be realised.

Tata was of the view that for the first time in the history of Pakistan a qualified, able and dynamic professional, with a successful track record of management, has assumed the leadership of the government.

He hoped that just as Shaukat Aziz achieved tremendous success in all his previous professional appointments, he would also transform the economy of Pakistan.

Tata proposed that as the new Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, should prepare and effectively implement a strategic socio-economic plan for the country which should aim at rapid development of industry, exports trade and commerce, creation of jobs and alleviation of poverty.

According to him the new Premier should also give prime importance to education, technical training and development, research and development, law and order and infrastructure which are pre-requisites for socio-economic development in modern times.

Tata also suggested that Shaukat Aziz should appoint a team of competent, dynamic and honest ministers who should be instrumental in realising his strategic socio-economic plan for the country. He assured Shaukat Aziz of full support and co-operation of the business community in all his important endeavours.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2004


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