PESHAWAR
\nSarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fuad Ishaq urged National Productivity Organisation (NPO) to conduct a forensic audit of Independent Powers Producers (IPPs).
\nThe SCCI chief demanded participation of chamber members and the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in training programs should be ensured conducted under the NPO.
\nHe also called for uninterrupted electricity and gas supply to industries and businesses in the province.
\nThe chamber president lauded the role of NPO for inclusive, innovation-led productivity growth under APO Vision 2025 Outreach Program.
\nFuad Ishaq was addressing as chief guest at the launching ceremony of APO Vision 2025 organised in collaboration with National Productivity Organization at chamber house on Thursday.
\nBesides, the SCCI senior vice president Sanaullah Khan, vice president Ijaz Khan Afridi, executive members Haji Ghulam Hussain, Qurat Ul Ain, Ismail Safi, and Aurangzeb, Ihsanullah, Nisar Ahmad, Faiz Rasool, Intiaq Muhammad, NPO General Manager Wajih Abbasi, Head of Agro-Food, NPO Fahat Imtiaz, Regional Officer NPO Wasiullah Khan, members of business community, traders and industrialists were present in a large number on the occasion.
\nDuring the launching ceremony, NPO GM Wajih Abbasi in his comprehensive multi-media presentation informed the participants regarding Vision APO 2025, which is meant to achieve \u201cinclusive, innovation-led productivity growth in Asia and the Pacific.
\nSenior officials said NPO has planned to organise 60 events throughout the country in this year, and in this regard, today the organization started by arranging this launching ceremony at SCCI house.
\nThe NPO officials assured in the light of SCCI president recommendations, the organization will take initiatives for conducting forensic audit of IPPs and to ensure KP business community participation in training programs and arranging more sensitization events to enhance national productivity.
\nFuad Ishaq addressing the participants said that the energy crisis is a major issue of the country.
\nHe said the power crisis would be addressed by thorough review of IPPs.
\nKP is currently deprived of its constitutional rights on gas and electricity, the SCCI chief said.
\nHe added KP is surplus in gas and electricity production despite that gas unavailable to industrial, commercial and domestic consumers in the province whereas gas tariff increased exorbitantly for KP and it also put into basket of RLNG, which is completely unjust, which couldn\u2019t be acceptable.
\nFuad Ishaq asked the federal and provincial governments to take steps on an emergent basis and ensure electricity and gas supply to consumers in KP.
\nOn the occasion, the SCCI chief emphasized the need of adopting modern and innovative tools and methods to enhance productivity, in this regard, initiatives and role of NPO highly laudable.
\nHe expressed the hope that today\u2019s event will prove beneficial and fruitful for the participants and business community which can adopt latest methods to enhance their quality of products, enhance productivity and meet competitiveness at global level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fuad Ishaq urged National Productivity Organisation (NPO) to conduct a forensic audit of Independent Powers Producers (IPPs). The SCCI chief demanded participation of chamber members and the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in training programs should be ensured conducted under the NPO. He also called for uninterrupted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-381645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n