LAHORE: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi will
confer Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) 7th
Achievement Awards for the year 2019 upon 40 recipients for rendering
meritorious
services in different sectors at a pompous ceremony on Thursday (today) at
Aiwan-e-Sadr.
President FPCCI Eng Daroo Khan Achakzai said that the decision was taken at
a high level meeting of core committee chaired by United Business Group
(UBG) Central Chairman Iftikhar Ali Malik here on Wednesday.
He said these awards are given on annual basis to private sectors in
recognition of their contributions in export and other sectors who perform
outstandingly in different fields of life including Skill Development,
Energy, Finance, Industry, Exports, Education, Investment, Women
Empowerment, Tourism and Hospitality, Construction and Consumer Goods etc.
He stressed the need to carefully channelize resources to benefit both
business community and people of Pakistan. “The Industrialists need to come
up with viable projects that result in creation of new jobs for both men
and women,” he added.