Joint efforts needed to accelerate development

According to The Express Tribune, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that closer ties, regular consultation and joint action between the state and businesses could speed up economic development further. He described the business community as a major contributor to the national economy and said the government was ready to work alongside private players on promoting manufacturing, commerce, investment and overseas sales.

He received a delegation from the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), led by President Ali Hussam Asghar and including executive committee members. He said the city's business community was an important partner in national development and that meaningful gains in manufacturing, trade, investment and employment depend on mutual trust and dialogue between officials and the private sector. He added that the Governor House would stay open to businesses and would pass their proposals and concerns to federal and provincial authorities.

Khan termed the growth of agriculture and farmer prosperity essential for economic stability, adding that stronger industry and farming would lift exports and create jobs. Speaking at the event, LCCI President Ali Hussam Asghar pledged that the chamber would keep a positive, constructive dialogue with officials and put maximum energy into lifting industry, trade and the wider economy.