Pakistan, June 16 -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the business community plays a vital role in the country's development and progress, and the state should ensure their protection, facilitation, and respect.
During his visit to the residence of Federal Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh in Karachi, Fazlur Rehman met prominent industrialists including Sultan Chawla, Javed Bilwani, Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Khalid Tawab, Arif Habib, and others.
Addressing key figures from Karachi's business and industrial sectors, he stated that Karachi is the economic hub of Pakistan and that traders are the backbone of the economy. He emphasized that the trader community is crucial to national development and must be given due ...