Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) former vice president Riaz Khattak has hailed the nomination of Malik Iftikhar Ali as president, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Haji Ghulam Ali as Vice President respectively.

In a statement issued here, he said FPCCI President Mian Anjum Nisar had shown greatness by nominating Iftikhar Ali Malik for the post of president and Haji Ghulam Ali as vice president of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the basis of their experience.

The decision is aimed at bringing further improvement in the role of SAARC Chamber. The pair, he said, would bring improvement in the whole SAARC region. The former VP FPCCI said Haji Ghulam Ali was an experienced businessman and popular leader of the business community, who had also served as City District Nazim, president FPCCI, vice president Islamic Chamber and chairman Standing Committee on Commerce of the Senate of Pakistan.

He said the government in acknowledgement of his services in FPCCI and Islamic Chamber had conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz on him. He said Haji Ghulam Ali would play crucial role in the enhancement of trade and coordination among the SAARC countries. The decision of nominating such experienced businessmen for the important offices shows the far-sightedness of FPCCI chief Mian Anjum Nisar and extended full support and cooperation to them.