Pakistan & China Trade Relations FPCCI and CCPIT Form Alliance for Land – Sea Corridor Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that, in a landmark
development, FPCCI and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
(CCPIT), have formed an alliance for land – sea corridor; which comprises of
chambers of commerce & industries of 17 regional, sub-regional and
economically-significant countries.

Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh participated in the session of the aforementioned alliance as
the founding member; which was held in Chongqing, China. It is an important
achievement for Pakistan on international stage, he added.

FPCCI Chief maintained that the apex body will explore investment, joint ventures
and trade opportunities in mines & mineral; information technology and IT-enabled
services (ITeS); agriculture & livestock; food processing & storage; infrastructure
development and renewable & alternative energy sources with their Chinese
counterparts.

The high-profile FPCCI delegation to the Alliance of Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of International Land - Sea Trade Corridor also included Mr. Malik Sohail
Hussain, Chairman Coordination, FPCCI and Mr. Karim Aziz Malik, Chairman
Capital Office, FPCCI.