PPDA supports BMG in KCCI elections

The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association has pledged backing for the Businessmen Group ahead of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry elections, according to Business Recorder. The association, which said it fully trusts the decision taken by the United Business Group leadership, will direct its members to back BMG candidates in the poll. The instruction follows guidance from UBG Patron-in-Chief S.M. Tanveer, President Zubair Tufail and Sindh Region President Khalid Tawab, among other leaders.

PPDA Chairman Malik Khuda Bakhsh, backed by Vice Chairman Tariq Hasan and other office bearers, said the association had long worked on problems confronting petroleum dealers. He credited BMG Chairman Zubair Motiwala and his team with raising concerns about the business community in Karachi. Khuda Bakhsh expressed confidence that the chamber, if it works alongside the PPDA, could help resolve dealers' difficulties.

He said the problems of fuel dealers and the wider trade community are linked and can be settled through consensus and engagement with the government and regulators. He also urged business bodies to stand together in finding answers to issues that affect commerce in general.