FPCCI election schedule announced

Business Recorder reported that the executive committee of the Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has approved the timetable for electing office bearers for the 2027-28 term. Polling is set for December 17, 2026, when voters will choose a president, a senior vice president and four vice presidents. Nomination papers must be received by November 30, 2026, and the outcome is to be made public on December 18, 2026.

The election commission has three members: Masood Naqi, Jawed Iqbal Mirza and Bilal Perwaiz. Separately, the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), led by Sheikh Umer Rehan, has nominated industrialist S.M. Tanveer for the FPCCI presidency for the 2027-28 term. KATI said it was confident his election would give business leaders a head able to press their concerns and help solve them.

KATI backed the candidacy by pointing to Tanveer's role as a caretaker provincial minister when Pakistan faced severe economic strain and nearly defaulted. Its deputy patron-in-chief, Zubair Chhaya, cited high interest rates, heavy energy costs and strict tax policies hitting industry. He argued that the FPCCI needs a leader who can make the business case strongly at the policymaking level.