October 6, 2021
President OICCI, Irfan Siddiqui, and CE/Secretary General, M. Abdul Aleem, attended a meeting on 6th October 2021, with KPK Minister of Finance, Taimoor Jhagra and Abdul Karim Tordher, Special Assistant to CM on Industries and Investment and CEO KPK BOI. The KPK senior leaders briefed the participants on the opportunities for investment in KPK and to address specific issues of existing investors.
The OICCI team raised various points shared by its members, and requested facilitation by the KPK leadership. The discussion yielded positive commitments to address the following issues:
- Expansion of a factory by one of our members in KPK and support in getting timely electricity connection
- Timely implementation of GOP decision to implement federal food standards in the provinces
- Other matters of interest including support on wheeling arrangements, support on expansion of Petrol stations, etc.
The provincial leadership of KPK also offered to meet our members.