ISLAMABAD: President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Amir Wahheed on Saturday said that the presence of district courts in F-8 Markaz was a major problem for the business community of the area and called upon the relevant authorities to shift these courts as soon as possible to save traders from further losses.
A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Sheikh Amir Waheed visited F-8 Markaz and congratulated Sardar Tahir Mehmood on his unopposed election as president of the Traders Welfare Association F-8 Markaz. Speaking on the occasion, he said that ICCI would cooperate with F-8 Markaz traders in resolving key issues of the market. He hoped that the newly elected office bearers of TWA would play more effective role in promoting the business interests of traders of the area. Senior Vice President Muhammad Naveed and Vice President ICCI Nisar Mirza said that the existence of district courts in F-8 Markaz was not only a security threat for the lives of judges and lawyers but was also creating difficulties for the traders and residents of the area. They stressed for early completion of the Islamabad High Court building to pave way for the shifting of district courts from F-8 Markaz. Speaking on the occasion, Sardar Tahir Mehmood thanked ICCI for assuring cooperation in resolving issues of the market. He said shifting of the offices of chief commissioner and deputy commissioner ICT from F-8 to G-11/4 was a laudable step and stressed that the district courts and other offices of administration should also shifted from this important business center of Islamabad.
Published in Daily Times, December 17th 2017.