ISLAMABAD: President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Tahir Mahmood, has lauded Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh for his longstanding services to Pakistan’s business community, describing him as a credible, honest and dependable personality who has consistently worked to resolve the issues faced by the business sector.
The ICCI president said that he had known Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh long before the latter assumed his current ministerial responsibilities. He recalled that during Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh’s association with the Standing Committee on Finance, he regularly engaged with representatives of the business community and actively supported their efforts to resolve business-related issues.
He said that whenever the business community staged protests over genuine concerns, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh would personally visit them, listen to their grievances and convince them to pursue their issues through dialogue and institutional forums.
“Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has always been accessible to the business community. He did not merely listen to our problems; he stood with us and accompanied us to the relevant authorities for their resolution,” Sardar Tahir Mahmood said.
He particularly highlighted Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh’s efforts regarding issues related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), saying that he personally accompanied business representatives to meetings with different FBR chairmen and other relevant officials and raised their concerns at the appropriate forums.
Sardar Tahir Mahmood said that Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh is well known not only among the business communities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi but across Pakistan, where his services and contribution to the business sector are widely acknowledged.
He further appreciated the ongoing policy reform initiatives of the Board of Investment (BOI), saying that these reforms have the potential to reduce unnecessary complexities in doing business and create a more conducive environment for investment and entrepreneurship.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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