The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) held its Executive Committee and Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting of FPCCI simultaneously at the Capital Office (Chair), Head Office Karachi and Regional Office Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI & ECO-CCI and Vice President CACCI and attended by the Executive Committee and General Body Members of FPCCI and other leading businessmen and industrialists.
The House passed the audited accounts of FPCCI for the year 2024 and unanimously appreciated the performance of President FPCCI at the national and international levels in facilitating the business community and resolving their issues. During recent months, the FPCCI organized its delegation to the UK, Bangladesh, Turkiye, Singapore, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, etc and successfully held meetings at different multilateral forums like CACCI, Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development, D-8 Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit etc.
For the first time in history, FPCCI organized the Sustainable Tourism Forum with the collaboration of OIC to promote tourism potential and highlight the soft image of Pakistan. It hosted 50 50-member delegations of ASEAN countries. The house also lauded the launch pad initiative of FPCCI, which will support new start-ups and innovative ideas of universities. The President FPCCI also apprised the House of their meetings with the Prime Minister of Pakistan and other important organizations regarding the forthcoming budget, including taxation and tariff-related issues.
During the meeting, the house expressed its full confidence in President FPCCI and affirmed its commitment to providing its full support and cooperation in enhancing FPCCI’s performance.
The house also commended the efforts of President FPCCI in approving the Trade Organization Amendment Bill, 2025, which will allow two years of tenure for Office Bearers of Trade Bodies to continue their policies and achieve goals and targets.
The house also unanimously passed the resolution in the Executive Committee and Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting of FPCCI that allows the Office Bearers of FPCCI to extend and continue their tenure/ services in the year 2026 to align the tenure of FPCCI with the tenure of other trade bodies. The house believed that aligning FPCCI elections with trade bodies would facilitate smooth operations in policy advocacy, trade diplomacy and removal of trade bottlenecks. This will also help in policy continuity and representation of business interests at national and international levels.
