US CG visits KCCI

Published January 15, 2009

KARACHI, Jan 14: US consul-general in Karachi Stephen G Fakan visited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.

KCCI president Anjum Nisar briefed him about the strategic role of KCCI towards promotion of trade and business activities at national and international level. Siraj Kassam Teli, Tahir Khaliq and M Zubair Motiwala also exchanged views and information on geo-political and socio-economic issues with the US CG. US role for contribution towards economic augmentation of Pakistan was also discussed.

The US CG urged to develop constructive relationship with stakeholders of industrial and trade sector of Karachi from the KCCI platform.

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