Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Exploring the bridal runway

Haris Ateeq

LAHORE: Despite huge potential, the share of fashion industry in the textile sector exports is negligible and to increase it, value addition is the key, said Haris Ateeq, chief executive officer of Bridal Zone. “We are a major exporter of textiles but the share of value-added products is far less than the actual potential. There … Read more

LCCI for restoration of tax exemptions

LCCI

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to restore tax exemptions on solar panels, hybrid seeds, agri and industrial machinery in the larger national interest, a statement said. LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir, Senior Vice President Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and Vice President Haris Ateeq said that the current … Read more

LCCI stresses the need for fashion industry exports

LCCI

LAHORE: Pakistan’s vibrant fashion industry is gradually increasing its share in the global market, an official said. “Art promotion is necessary for developing soft image of any country. The fashion industry has the potential to earn huge foreign exchange for the country,” Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) president Mian Nauman Kabir said while chairing a … Read more

LCCI calls for devising economic revival plan

LCCI

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stressed the need for devising an economic revival plan after consultation with all the stakeholders, a statement said. Talking to a delegation of Sahiwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the LCCI office-bearers said the government should treat the private sector as a partner and resolve … Read more

Govt urged to continue getting corporate guarantee in provisional assessment dispute cases

LCCI

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to continue the practice of getting corporate guarantee in provisional assessment dispute cases. In letters to the prime minister, adviser to PM on finance and its secretary, LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir, senior vice president Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and vice president … Read more

Net metering connections to start in January 2022

LCCI

LAHORE: The net metering connections will be initiated next month, a power utility official said. Speaking at a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) chief executive officer Chaudhry Muhammad Amin said that the industries were the first priority of the power utility. LCCI senior vice president Mian Rehman … Read more

Intellectual property rights most valuable asset for entrepreneur: official

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry vice president Haris Ateeq has said that intellectual property rights (IPRs) are the most valuable asset for any entrepreneur. Speaking at a meeting of the IPR Enforcement Coordination Committee arranged by the IPO-Pakistan at the LCCI, he said the importance of IPRs could not be underestimated, particularly with … Read more