While addressing a meeting of local trade leaders here on Tuesday, Iftikhar Ali Malik, election campaign convener said that majority of LCCI's former presidents were in favour of continuality of the Alliance for consecutive 17 years for the upcoming elections and always upheld the glory of safeguarding the interests of the business community at national and provincial level, adding that he never compromised in his life over the welfare of the traders and highlighted their problems besides help addressing their genuine grievances on top priority.
He said the participation of large number of market representatives in all functions was enough proof to make the point that the business community wanted continuity in the policies introduced by the PIAF-Founders Alliance.
Malik said that alliance is moving in the right direction and sincerely working for the cause of business community.
He said the alliance has got various issues of business community resolved through the platform of Lahore Chamber. He was also of the opinion that despite unprecedented crisis at national level, all efforts were made to restore the confidence of the business community.
He promised that his group after coming into power would serve all small and big members of the LCCI without any discrimination. He further said that government and private sector would have to act together to get rid of the issue of stagnant exports and help accelerate the pace of industrialisation across the country to strengthen national economy.
He said the business community would have to spend its energies for increasing exports, particularly exports of non-traditional items.