Staff Reporter
President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) Muhammad Ahmed Waheed Saturday said that Jinnah Super Market was one of the important commercial centers of Islamabad and represented the face of the federal capital where foreign clients often used to visit for shopping, therefore, CDA and MCI should focus on the development of this market on modern lines to facilitate the growth of business activities.
He said this while addressing a delegation of Traders Welfare Association (TWA), Jinnah Super Market, Islamabad that visited ICCI led by its President Malik Rab Nawaz. Tahir Abbasi Senior Vice President and Saif ur Rahman Khan Vice President ICCI were also present at the occasion. Asad Aziz Senior Vice President, Ch. Ashraf Vice President, Abdul Rehman Siddiqui Secretary General, Fasih Ullah Khan Joint Secretary, Abrar Ahmed Finance Secretary, Abdul Malik Press Secretary and others were in the delegation.
Muhammad Ahmed Waheed said that CDA had constructed a parking in Jinnah Super by spending millions of rupees, but it was not made operational as yet due to which traders were unable to utilize it. He said that CDA should provide lights, security guards, sanitation staff and other facilities for parking to make it operational. He assured the delegation that ICCI would fully cooperate for resolving key issues of Jinnah Super Market. Speaking at the occasion, Malik Rab Nawaz President and Abdul Rehman Siddiqui Secretary General, Traders Welfare Association, Jinnah Super, Islamabad said that due to absence of rent law, traders were always feeling insecure as they could be evicted from shops any time. They stressed that government should arrange the early passage of amended bill from the parliament for promulgation of a balanced rent control act in Islamabad. They said that CDA has not done any development work in Jinnah Super for the last many years due to which traders were facing problems.
They office bearers of TWA said that footpaths in Jinnah Super were broken while sewerage system and sanitation arrangements were in pathetic condition and urged that CDA and MCI should look into these issues for urgent redress.
