I would like to thank all those who reposed their trust in me to serve the Faialabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry as president for the year 2009-10. I urge that the chamber should continue on its pace set by its founders towards service to its members and general public in Faisalabad. Whereas the direction undertaken by my predecessors towards achievement of these goals should continue, I wish to lay particular emphasis on following road map.

Sheikh Abdul Qayyum

President

• To liaise with, persuade and create maximum harmony with local, provincial and federal Government agencies to ensure most conducive and business friendly environments.
• Arrange / organize meetings at FCCI platform to bridge the gap and create an effective bridging linkage between the public and private sectors.
• To monitor and disseminate progressive changes taking place at global level so that all opportunities can be exploited favorably to promote trade and industry.
• To liaise, coordinate and advise skill development centers, technical institutions and on the job training set ups for availability of appropriately trained youth to benefit the industries.
• To encourage and help small traders and manufacturers to increase their output through information technology, protect their interests and to follow an open door policy.
• Gearing up activities of R&D Department at FCCI with shared resources of FPCCI, ICCI, LCCI and other chambers and associations.
• Development of women entrepreneurship.
• Facilitate Improvement of infrastructure facilities particularly in industrial areas.
• Organizing industrial exhibition “Expo Faisalabad” of international standards to introduce Faisalabad with more and more international businessmen.
• To negotiate with Government at various levels for appropriate representation of the FCCI in high level trade delegations and organization/conduct of group tours of businessmen to various countries.
• Proper representation of the Chamber in various chambers, councils, commissions, BODs of Govt. & Semi-Govt. Depts., committees and other synonymous to those of the Chamber.
• To take appropriate action on various recommendations of Standing Committees from time to time.
• To formulate detailed proposals for trade policy and federal budget 2009-10 for onward submission to the Government and organize Pre-Budget & Post-Budget seminars in this regard.
• To computerize all records.

I pray to almighty Allah to help and guide me and my team in the accomplishment of these tasks.

Thank You,