New office-bearers of KCCI felicitated: BMG again proposes representation in policymaking forums

Business Recorder reported that Zubair Motiwala, chairman of the Businessmen Group (BMG), urged newly elected Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) office-bearers to turn their mandate into results for the city's business community. He said accountability extended beyond the three office-bearers to the full Executive Committee and committee chairmen. He also backed a proposal from BMG vice chairman Mian Abrar Ahmed for KCCI representation in policymaking forums such as the Sindh Assembly and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.

Speaking at KCCI's 65th Annual General Meeting, Motiwala said the election result reflected joint effort among members, markets, industrial bodies and the broader business community. He thanked outgoing president Muhammad Rehan Hanif and two other outgoing office-bearers for their performance. Other BMG figures also congratulated the new team and pressed for solutions to the city's infrastructure, traffic and municipal problems.

Talat Mahmood, who was elected president for 2026-28, said he would work with BMG and relevant authorities to tackle infrastructure, policing, traffic, gas and power issues. He said Karachi's voice would be a major focus in the first six months. Retiring president Rehan Hanif, in his farewell address, reaffirmed commitment to BMG and the Karachi business community and offered the incoming team full cooperation.