They said that massive devastation caused by October 8 earthquake had virtually crippled a major part of the country and only with co-ordinated efforts the crisis could be controlled otherwise the situation would worsen further.
They said that unity expressed by the whole nation was matchless but the situation was so grave that it would take years to turn to normalcy.
The LCCI office-bearers appealed to all the Pakistanis in general and the business community in particular to remember those who were in need in this hour of distress on the auspicious occasion.