Activity Report for The Month of April

Name of Office: FPCCI Regional Office Lahore

Prepared by: Mr. Imran Aslam, Asst. Manager/ PRO Date: 03 May 2019

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Date: 04-04-2019

Activity

Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal, Provisional Minister for Industries, Commerce & Investment

visits FPCCI Regional Office Lahore to discuss the matters with Business Community of Punjab.

Meeting Presided by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI and

attended by Ms.Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik, SVP

SAARC CCI, Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Chairman Coordination Punjab, Mr. Riaz uddin Sheikh,

Dr. Noman Idress Butt, Mr. Hasher Hameed, Mr. Khalid Mahmood, Mr. Ghulam Murtaza, Mr.

Mukhdoom Hassain, Mr. Rashid Hameed, Mr. Asim Raza Ahmad, Mr. Mahmood Sarfraz, Mr.

Khalid Saleem, Mr. Mirza Fazal ur Rehman and Executive Committee and General body

members of FPCCI, Representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade

Associations.

Caption: Mian Aslam Iqbal, Provisional Minister for Industries, Commerce & Investment

addressing to the business community of Punjab at FPCCI Regional Office Lahore. Mr. Abdul

Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI, Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice

President FPCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik, SVP SAARC CCI, Mr. Aamer ata Bajwa, Chairman

Coordination Punjab, Mr. Riaz uddin Sheikh, Dr. Noman Idress Butt, Mr. Hasher Hameed, Mr.

Khalid Mahmood, Mr. Ghulam Murtaza, Mr. Mukhdoom Hassain and others also present on the

occasion.

Date: 04-04-2019

Activity

The meeting on Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (PCFTA) held on 04th

April 2019,

FPCCI Head Office Karachi- The Chair, FPCCI Regional Office Lahore and FPCCI Capital

Office Islamabad through Video-Link. From Lahore station meeting Presided by Mr. Abdul Rauf

Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President and attended by Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice

President FPCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik, SVP SAARC CCI, Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Chairman

Coordination Punjab, Mr. Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Dr. Noman Idress Butt, Mr. Riaz ud Sheikh,

Mr. Hameed Akhtar Chadda and Executive Committee and General body members of FPCCI,

Representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade Associations.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President addressing to

participants of Special Meeting on Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (PCFTA) at FPCCI

Regional Office Lahore. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ali

Malik, SVP SAARC CCI, Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Chairman Coordination Punjab, Mr. Manzoor

Ul Haq Malik, Dr. Noman Idress Butt, Mr. Riaz ud Sheikh, Mr. Hameed Akhtar Chadda and

others also present on the occasion

Date: 09-04-2019

Activity

The Executive Committee Meeting of FPCCI held on 9th

April 2019, FPCCI Head Office

Karachi- The Chair, FPCCI Regional Office Lahore and FPCCI Capital Office Islamabad

through Video-Link. From Lahore station meeting Presided by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar,

Regional Chairman & Vice President and attended by Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice President

FPCCI, Mr. Zafar Iqbal, Mr.Hameed Akhtar Chadda and others members of Executive

Committee FPCCI.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI addressing to

the members of Executive Committee at FPCCI Regional Office Lahore. Ms. Shireen Arshad

Khan, Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Zafar Iqbal, Mr. Hameed Akhtar Chadda and others also

present on the occasion.

Date: 11-04-2019

Activity

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) & UK Pakistan

Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UKPCCI) delegation comprised of 20 members under the

leadership of FPCCI President Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzi called on Chief Minister Punjab

Sardar Usman Buzdar at CM House Lahore. The matters of mutual understanding, the problems

faced by Investor, Overseas Pakistanis and Special Economic Zones came under discussion

during the meeting. Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman FPCCI, Mr. Manzoor Ul Haq

Malik, Former Regional Chairman FPCCI, Mian Rehman Aziz, Former Regional Chairman

FPCCI, Provisional Ministers, Chairman PBIT, UKPCCI President Mr. Amjad Khan and others

also present on the occasion.

Caption: Sardar Usman Buzdar, Chief Minister Punjab addressing to the members of FPCCI and

UKPCCI at CM House Lahore. Engr.Daroo Khan Achakzi, President FPCCI, Sardar Tanveer

Ilyas Khan, Chairman PBIT, Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman FPCCI, Mr.Manzoor

Ul Haq Malik and others also present on the occasion.

Date: 11-04-2019

Activity

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organized 2nd edition of TEXPO, 2019 at

Expo Center Lahore. TEXPO is a flagship sector-specific trade event of TDAP. In 2nd edition of

TEXPO 363 foreign buyers/ importers from 70 countries visited the exhibits of 231 exhibitors

participating in TEXPO to get first-hand experience of the whole range of Textile products being

offered by Pakistan. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI)

also participated in the event and held extensive negotiations with their foreign counterparts and

businessmen; other trade associations affiliated with FPCCI also held detailed negotiations with

foreign buyers during the show.

Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to PM for Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production

inaugurating the 2nd edition of TEXPO, 2019 at Expo Center Lahore. Engr. Daroo Khan

Achakzi, President FPCCI, Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman, Ms, Shireen Arshad

Khan, Vice President FPCCI, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Babar, Federal Secretary Textile & Industry,

Ms. Aliya Hamza Malik, Parliamentary Secretary, Capt. (Retd) Javed Akbar, Additional

Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Textile, Mr. Muhammad Sualeh Ahmed Faruqui, Secretary

TDAP were also present on the occasion.

Date: 11-04-2019

Activity

FPCCI has established a Business Development Desk in Pakistan Textile Exhibition “TEXPO

2019” from 11-14 April 2019 at Hall # 1, Expo Center Lahore for B2B meetings and Business

Conference with International Business delegations. A High profile delegation from Hong Kong

led by Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon, Consul General, Consulate General of Pakistan, Hong Kong

SAR & Macau SAR visits FPCCI Business Development Desk at Expo Center Lahore to discuss

the matters of bilateral trade and Promotion of Trade Activities. Meeting presided by Mr. Abdul

Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI and attended by Mr. Behzad Mirzai,

Mr. Lau Yuet Yung Ellen, Mr. Tang Kam Tim, Mr.Manzoor Ul Haq Malik and representatives

of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade Associations.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI presenting

Souvenir to Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon, Consul General, Consulate General of Pakistan, Hong

Kong SAR & Macau SAR at Expo Center Lahore. Mr.Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Mr. Behzad

Mirzai, Mr. Lau Yuet Yung Ellen, Mr. Tang Kam Tim and others also present on the occasion.

Date: 11-04-2019

Activity

A High profile delegation from Australia led by Mr. Abdul Majid Yousfani, Consulate General

of Pakistan Sydney visits FPCCI Business Development Desk at Expo Center Lahore to discuss

the matters of bilateral trade and Promotion of Trade Activities. Meeting presided by Engr.

Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI and attended by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional

Chairman & Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Junaid Salim, Mr. Rizwan Rana, Mr. Julie Holt, Mr.

Joe, Mr. Akhlaq Ramay, Mr. Maqsood Ul Hassan, Mr.Manzoor Ul Haq Malik and

representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade Associations.

Caption: Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI & Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional

Chairman & Vice President FPCCI presenting Souvenir to Mr. Abdul Majid Yousfani, Consulate

General of Pakistan Sydney at Expo Center Lahore. Mr. Junaid Salim, Mr. Rizwan Rana, Mr.

Julie Holt, Mr. Joe, Mr. Akhlaq Ramay, Mr. Maqsood Ul Hassan, Mr.Manzoor Ul Haq Malik

and others also present on the occasion.

Date: 11-04-2019

Activity

A High profile delegation from Indonesia led by Mr. Muhammad Usman, Commercial Attache,

and Embassy of Pakistan visits FPCCI Business Development Desk at Expo Center Lahore to

discuss the matters of bilateral trade and Promotion of Trade Activities. Meeting presided by

Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI and attended by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar,

Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Mohammad Bawazeer, Mr. Mufti Hamka

Hassan, Mr. Ridwan Hamid, Mr.Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Ms. Shahbnam Zafar, Mr. Aftab

Barlas, Mr. Raja Hassan Akhtar and representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and

Trade Associations.

Caption: Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI & Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional

Chairman & Vice President FPCCI presenting Souvenir to Mr. Mufti Hamka Hassan, Vice

Chairman KADIN Indonesia at Expo Center Lahore. Mr. Mohammad Bawazeer, Mr. Ridwan

Hamid, Mr. Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Ms. Shahbnam Zafar, Mr. Aftab Barlas, Mr. Raja Hassan

Akhtar and others also present on the occasion.

Date: 12-04-2019

Activity

A High profile delegation from India led by Mrs. Fozia Manzoor, Counselor, High Commission

for Pakistan New Delhi, India visits FPCCI Business Development Desk at Expo Center Lahore

to discuss the matters of bilateral trade and Promotion of Trade Activities. Meeting presided by

Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI and attended by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar,

Regional, Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Chairman Coordination Punjab, Mr. Rakesh Arora,

Muhammad Yaseen, Ms. Shabnam Zafar and Raja Hassan Akhtar.

Caption: Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI & Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional

Chairman & Vice President FPCCI presenting Souvenir to Mrs. Fozia Manzoor, Counselor, High

Commission for Pakistan New Delhi, India at Expo Center Lahore. Mr. Rakesh Arora, Mr.

Aamer Ata Bajwa, Muhammad Yaseen, Ms. Shabnam Zafar, Raja Hassan Akhtar and others also

present on the occasion.

Date: 12-04-2019

Activity

A High profile delegation from Czech Republic led by Mr. Muhammad Daud Pirzado

Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan Prague (Czech Republic) visits FPCCI Business

Development Desk at Expo Center Lahore to discuss the matters of bilateral trade and Promotion

of Trade Activities. Meeting presided by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional and attended by

Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Chairman Coordination Punjab, Mr. Fahad Barlas, Mrs. Ales Marian, Mr.

Petle Mickel, Mr. jakub Kuzez, Mr. Khursheed Barlas, and representatives of Chambers of

Commerce and Industry and Trade Associations.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI presenting

Souvenir to Mr. Muhammad Daud Pirzado Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan Prague

(Czech Republic) at Expo Center Lahore. Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Mr. Fahad Barlas, Mrs. Ales

Marian, Mr. Petle Mickel, Mr. jakub Kuzez, Mr. Khursheed Barlas and others also present on the

occasion.

Date: 24-04-2019

Activity

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Office

Lahore & Pakistan Resilience Partnership (PRP) / Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP)

conducted a work shop on “Business Continuity Plan” at FPCCI Regional Office Lahore. Work

shop presided by Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional and attended by Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan,

Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi, Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ali

Malik, SVP SAARC CCI, Mr. Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Malik Sohail

Hussain, Brig ® Sajid Naeem, Brig Mukhtar (Member Operations NDMA), Mr. Idress Mahsud,

Mr. Syed Afzal and Representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade

Associations.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI & Mr. Iftikhar

Ali Malik, SVP SAARC CCI presenting Souvenir to Brig Mukhtar (Member Operations

NDMA) at FPCCI Regional Office Lahore. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan, Vice President FPCCI,

Mr. Aamer Ata Bajwa, Malik Sohail Hussain, Mr. Manzoor Ul Haq Malik, Brig ® Sajid Naeem,

Mr. Idress Mahsud others also present on the occasion.

Date: 26-04-2019

Activity

H.E Mrs. Samina Alvi, First Lady of Pakistan visits FPCCI Regional Office Lahore to discuss

the matters of Women Entrepreneurs of Punjab. Meeting presided by Mrs. Shireen Arshad Khan,

Vice President FPCCI and attended by Mrs. Shabnam Zafar, Mrs. Humaira Arshad, Mrs. Samina

Peerzada, Mrs. Shahla Chaudhry, Ms. Arfa Zahid, Ms.Rabya Arshad Khan, Ms. Saleha Puri,

Mrs. Seemie Saeed, Mr. Shabih-e- Zahra, Mrs. Ruhi Sayid, Mrs. Tahira Naseem and

representative of All Women Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI, Ms. Shireen

Arshad Khan, Vice President and Ms. Shabnam Zafar Presenting FPCCI Souvenir to H.E Mrs.

Samina Alvi, First Lady of Pakistan at FPCCI Regional Office Lahore.

Date: 27-04-2019

Activity

Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Vice President and Regional Chairman FPCCI and Ms. Shireen

Arshad Khan, attended the Seminar on “Industrial Economic Zone, SMEs & Skill Development”

organized by Jang Group of News Papers at Flatties Hotel Lahore.

Caption: Mr. Abdul Rauf Mukhtar, Regional Chairman & Vice President FPCCI & Ms. Shireen

Arshad Khan, Vice President FPCCI addressing to the Participants of Seminar on “Industrial

Economic Zone, SMEs & Skill Development” at Flatties Hotel Lahore.