Chairman United Business Group (UBG) Iftikhar Ali Malik on Wednesday categorically cautioned the politicians not to exercise their sphere of influence and intervene in the upcoming elections of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) scheduled to be held on December 27.

Talking to media prior to his departure to Karachi along with 200 voters here today, Iftikhar Ali Malik said their group will defeat the Businessmen Panel (BMP) in FPCCI. One of candidate for vice president from UBG Muhammad Ali Quaid has already been elected unopposed which speaks of our popularity among chambers, he said. He said chambers are non political entities.

He also alleged that BMP always try to come in power through the backdoor and now they are using some influential to get desired results. They are trying to buy voters belonging to different chambers and trade associations, he alleged.

Malik said that politicians should remain impartial in the elections as businessmen will reject their pressure. He said that opposition is not interested in help resolving the issues of the business community. BMP has always alleged UBG and FPCCI for ignoring issues of business community but they have never informed about their services for the community, he said.

Malik said that the top leadership of UBG always firmly believed in the rule of law, promotion and strengthening of democracy and upholding of constitutions. He said all decisions were taken with consensus in the interest of the business community and always all out efforts were made to help address the genuine grievances being confronted by the traders.

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