PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and United Business Group (UBG) fully backed the stance and reservations of business community belonging from erstwhile of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) and Provincial Administered Tribal Area (PATA) regarding the imposition of taxes and called upon the government to revisit its decision while keeping the prevailing scenario in the region.
The UBG meeting was held with senior office bearers and members of all chambers of commerce and industry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here.
Besides, Patron in Chief UBG S.M Tanveer, Secretary General UBG Zafar Bakhtawari FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh, UBG leader and former president FPCCI Ghazanfar Bilour, UBG Provincial General Secretary Haji Muhammad Afzal, President SCCI Junaid Altaf, chambers office bearers and others were present during the meeting.
The meeting thoroughly deliberated on key-challenges being faced by the business community and took a firm stance against the imposition of taxes on the ex-Fata and PATA region.
The UBG leaders highlighted the border’s closure issues, stating that business and industry have completely closed down since the closure of the Torkham Border.
They called the Torkham border as a lifeline for the business community of KP, urging them to reconsider the decision in the best interest of economic,....
