The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a flag hoisting and cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 76th Independence Day of Pakistan. A large number of the business community attended the ceremony.

Speaking on the occasion, Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan was achieved after making great sacrifices and we have to work hard as a nation to make it a progressive and welfare state. He said that Pakistan has faced many ups and downs during the last 76 years and we have to work on the principles of unity, faith and discipline advocated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali to make Pakistan a strong economy of the region. He reiterated that the business community would fully support the government in its endeavors to put the economy on the path of sustainable growth. He stressed for elimination of extremism and terrorism to make Pakistan an attractive destination for investors.

Faad Waheed, Senior Vice President ICCI said that we as a nation should promote Made in Pakistan. He further said that promoting ease of doing business and creating a conducive environment is the key requirement to steer the economy out of current challenges.

Engr. Azhar ul Islam Zafar, Vice President ICCI said that Pakistan is endowed with a lot of natural resources and the government should cooperate with the private sector in exploiting them in order to transform the country into a rising economy.

Khalid Iqbal Malik, ICCI Group Leader said that the youth should be properly educated about the sacrifices, which were made for the creation of Pakistan. He said that we should learn from the past mistakes and make all possible efforts for a brighter future of Pakistan.

Zafar Bakhtawari, former President ICCI and Secretary General UBG said that Pakistan was created by making a lot of sacrifices and every person of the nation has to play a role for its better development. He said that the 76th Independence Day of Pakistan reminds us that we as a nation should work hard with honesty and dedication to make Pakistan a progressive and prosperous economy.

Khalid Javed, Muhammad Ejaz Abbasi former Presidents ICCI, DSP Margalla Razaullah Khan, Khalid Chaudhry, Maqsood Tabish, Zahid Qureshi, Raja Hassan Akhtar, Irfan Chaudhry, Ch. Muhammad Ali, Ms. Parveen Khan, Ms. Nagina Khaleeque and others also spoke on the occasion and congratulated the nation on celebrating the 76th Independence of Pakistan.