Addressing the officers, Malik Asrar Ahmed Awan, President, Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said that civil service was one of the agents of development in any country and civil officers should fully cooperate with private sector in efforts aimed at economic revival of the country. He said civil officers should play facilitative role in resolving issues of business community so that private sector could grow up to its real potential. He said public-private partnership was the best approach to take the country forward on the road of sustainable economic development and civil officers should partner with private sector in steering the country out of current challenges. Begum Romana Tanvir Sheikh Senior Vice President of MCCI threw light on the geographical significance of Multan and said that South Punjab produced 80 percent cotton of total production, 40 percent of wheat. It produces Mangoes of the best quality in the world. She said that there was a lack of infra-structure which demoralise the new investors.
Khawaja Muhammad Usman ex-president of MCCI abnd Maj(Retd) Tariq Khan briefed them about the history of Multan and said that it is most ancient than Lahore .Alexander,the great also reached at Multan
Samina Intizar, Chief Instructor, National Institute of Management Karachi said that the purpose of bringing trainee officers to Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry was to sensitize them about the views and issues of business community so that when trainee officers go back to their parent departments, they could facilitate private sector with better understanding of its key role in economic development and problems being faced by the business community.
National Institute of Management (NIM), Karachi, a constituent unit of the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) is a premier “in-service” training institution for public servants in the country. Since being established in 1961, NIM Karachi has been conducting a number of programs every year in the domain of public policy and management. The institution is also involved in research and analysis of key public policy issues. NIM, Karachi, in addition to conducting “in-service” mandatory trainings of civil servants at mid-career and senior management levels, also organizes customized training and courses for different public sector entities. The main goal of NIM is to build upon and further refine the existing approach towards public sector development and service delivery. We are fortunate to have an excellent blend of permanent and visiting faculty members, comprising of serving and retired academics and practitioners who are experts in their respective fields.
She highlighted the role of NIM Karachi in providing quality trainings to public sector officers and said that since its inception in 1961 NIM Karachi At the end questions and answers session was held and both sides asked questions and offered good suggestions to streamline matters.
