A delegation of Dera Ghazi Khan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DGCCI), led by its president Khwaja Jalaluddin Roomi, called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday and exchanged views on the issues of industrialisation and promotion of businesses and trade.
The meeting decided to establish shelter homes (Panah-Gahs) in Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa Sharif , Vohva, and Sakhi Sarwar through renowned philanthropist Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi and other industrialists and traders. Punjab Chief Minister said," I am thankful to the business community in general and Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi in General for the establishment of Shelter-homes or "Langar Khanay" in different cities.
The CM appreciated the philanthropic passion of the industrialists and added that 50-acre land had been acquired at Sakhi Sarwar Road in DG Khan for providing industrial plots to small and medium-scale investors on concessional prices.
On the request of Kh.Jalaluddin Roomi Chief Minister approved the scheme of DCCI building and ordered for identifying land for construction of DG Khan Chamber of Commerce & Industry building. Chief Minister disclosed that a special economic zone of CPEC would be developed in Muzaffargarh adding that investors would be provided various incentives in Muzaffargarh’s special economic zone.
Waste Management Company and Parks & Horticulture Authority have already been set up in DG Khan and city roads would be repaired to facilitate citizens and business community of the area, the CM added.
The industrialization process would help create more jobs in south Punjab and no bureaucratic hurdles would ever be allowed to hinder the business activities, added the CM.
Kh Jalaluddin Roomi appreciated the investment-friendly approach of the CM and promised full support for setting up the shelter homes. The delegation comprised of three former Presidents of DCCI Khawaja Muhammad Younas, Sheikh Muhammad Afzaal, and Sardar Zulfikar Khan, Senior Vice President Muhammad Latif Khan Pitafi, Vice President Tariq Ismail. Chief Minister's advisor Hanif Khan Pitafi was also present there.
