A delegation of National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad led by its President Anwar Raza visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
and vowed work together with ICCI to promote the business and economic interests of the country. NPC Group Leader Afzal Butt, Senior Vice President Azhar Jatoi, Secretary General Khalil Ahmed Raja, Qalbe Ali, Ms. Nayyar Ali and others were in the delegation.
Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists President Abid Abbasi and Secretary General Tariq Ali Virk were also present at the occasion.
Addressing the delegation, President ICCI Muhammad Shakeel Munir congratulated NPC President Anwar Raza and his team on winning the elections and commended their efforts to protect the interests of the journalist community. He said journalists were rendering an important service to the society by providing timely information and keeping the people informed about important issues which was appreciable.
He urged the government to resolve all the key issues of journalist community on priority basis and provide them better facilities.
He said that NPC should play more effective role in highlighting the key issues of business community that would help in promoting trade and industrial activities.
He assured that ICCI would fully cooperate with NPC in its efforts to safeguard the interests of the journalist community.
ICCI Senior Vice President Jamshed Akhtar Sheikh, Vice President Muhammad Fahim Khan,Khalid Chaudhry and others also spoke on the occasion and appreciated the role of the journalist community in educating the society on important issues. They said that ICCI and NPC were working for common goals to protect the interests of their members, therefore, they should develop strong liaison to achieve their common objectives more effectively.
