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Chairman Businessmen Panel (BMP), Mian Anjum Nisar, has urged the Directorate General of Trade Organization (DGTO) to allow voting right in Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Lahore and Islamabad offices as well to facilitate the voters in the upcoming elections which will be scheduled on December 2019 and in this regard, the office of FPCCI secretary general may be notified accordingly by the regulator.

"He said that ballot boxes may be placed in respective regional and capital offices for a maximum turn out of the voters which also enhance the democratic process of the apex trade body." The chairman BMP further said that right now FPCCI election was only conducted in its head office, Karachi and it was an hectic exercise to make all arrangements for EC and GB members, including supporters to cast their vote in favour of their respective groups for the next term of the Federation.

In order to facilitate the coming FPCCI elections 2020, he proposed that DGTO may be approved three polling stations, i.e, FPCCI Islamabad office, FPCCI Lahore office and FPCCI head office, Karachi. On the question of proposed election Commission; Anjum Nisar said every year the ruling group UBG nominates their persons for the office of Election Commission, this year Businessmen Panel was ensured that in the executive committee meeting, Election Commission members should be neutral and this year two of members may be approved in the commission which shall be nominated by BMP. He also viewed that due to lack lustre polices of the FPCCI, the business community faced great embarrassment in front of the government and also at international fora too.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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