Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said that the business community supports the implementation of Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) system in the customs department to reduce human interaction and increase the use of technology. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh demanded that traders should be facilitated through increase in green channel clearance; minimizing dwell time

Karachi: Oman – Pakistan Business Forum has been successfully organized at Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OCCI) during FPCCI trade delegation’s visit to the brotherly country – which is being led by Mr. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, SVP FPCCI. Engr. Hamoud Bin Salem Al-Saadi, Acting Chairman of OCCI, warmly welcomed the delegates. The forum was

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said that the newly-appointed Consul General of Germany in Karachi, H. E. Mr. Thomas Eberhard Schultze, has apprised the business, industry and trade community from the apex platform of FPCCI that the business visas will be given priority in the visa issuance to Pakistani citizens as economic

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheik, President FPCCI, has apprised that the apex body has formally written a letter to the Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, to request an immediate restoration of SRO 760 to help fulfil the pending export orders and facilitate exports of the gold jewelry sector. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, on behalf

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI; President ECO-CCI and VP CACCI, has emphasized that ASEAN is one of Pakistan’s major trading partners; with bilateral trade reaching $9.06 billion. However, the trade balance remains heavily in favor of ASEAN member countries – as Pakistan’s exports stand at $2.2 billion; while imports totaled $6.8 billion—90% of

(PR) – The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh, Regional Chairman and Vice President Zain Iftikhar Chaudhry, and other senior leaders, in a strongly worded press conference, urged Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif, Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik, and all relevant regulatory authorities to immediately

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has expressed his relief and gratitude over the resolution and reversal of harsh budgetary measures announced in federal budget 2025 – 26. It is pertinent to note that multiple enforcement measures were introduced in the budget which were gravely detrimental for the business, industrial and trade activities in

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has strongly sought the clarification on infrastructure development cess (IDC) on imports in Sindh as it has been even further increased from 1.25% to 1.80% – 1.85%. It is pertinent to note that Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Provincial Minister of Excise, Taxation and Narcotics, Government of Sindh, visited

“Pakistan Mart” is not merely a business venture but will become a vital part of Pakistan’s national identity abroad. Mr. Abdullah Yaqoob Al-Sayed, Head of Traders Market at DP World India also sought to acquire the same land for its own mart, but that Pakistan was ultimately successful in securing it. Fakhre Alam Vice Chairman

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of Pakistan is disappointed with the monetary policy as it continues to be based on a heavy premium vis-à-vis Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has maintained status quo in the policy rate in