He further said, "We have versatile entrepreneurs who have excelled in their specific trades but the internal problems coupled with negative propaganda against Pakistan played havoc with its economy", He said that international media intentionally highlighted our negative aspects which deprived Pakistan of much needed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which is the main cause of its sluggish growth. He said that Pakistan army has wiped out terrorism and now sporadic incidents are reported which could happen even in America and other developed countries.
Zia Alumdar Hussain said that present government has taken serious steps for the revival of national economy. In this connection he specifically mentioned the visit of Finance Minister Asad Umar to FCCI. He said that immediate policy decisions were taken on the problems identified by the business community and 10 major demands have so far been accepted and notified. Similarly, Razaq Dawood Advisor to Prime Minister on Industries, Commerce & Investment also visited FCCI and assured to resolve the impediments in the local as well as foreign investment.
Regarding the visit of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Federal Minister for Railways, he said that the minister had offered FCCI to run passenger as well as freight trains in according to their own needs. The Provincial Minister for Industries had announced to launch one window operation in addition to generating a single page form to pay all taxes. "The objective of this effort is to cultivate culture of "Ease of Doing Businesses" so that our educated youth could prefer to start their own businesses instead of running after jobs", he added.
He also appreciated the launch of TV channels and hoped that it will portray Pakistan as a peaceful and business friendly country with a lot of opportunities to start new businesses. He hoped that it will also focus on Faisalabad to highlight its industrial, commercial, business and export related importance.