ISLAMABAD, OCT 27 /DNA/ – The oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers of the Traders’ Welfare Associations of Zones IV and V and Gulberg Greens was held in Gulberg Greens, Islamabad.
Muhammad Kashif Chaudhry, President of the Central Organization of Traders of Pakistan and Islamabad, administered the oath to the newly elected office-bearers, including Syed Hasnain bin Qasim, Patron-in-Chief of the Traders’ Welfare Association, Zones IV and V; Raja Waheed, President; Chaudhry Tabassum, General Secretary; Faizan Shehzad, Senior Vice President; Malik Mohsin Khalid, Group Leader; Asim Ali Sethi, President of the Traders’ Welfare Association, Gulberg Greens; Raja Waheed, General Secretary; Waqar Shah, Chairman; and other newly elected office-bearers.
The ceremony was attended by Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information Barrister Daniyal Chaudhry, former Deputy Mayor of Islamabad Syed Zeeshan Naqvi, former Chairman of Loi Bher Malik Ikhlaq Awan, representatives of traders’ organizations and market associations, members of the business community, and a large number of prominent personalities from various walks of life.
Addressing the gathering, Muhammad Kashif Chaudhry said that unity among traders’ organizations plays a vital role in effectively representing the business community and resolving its issues. He urged the newly elected office-bearers to discharge their responsibilities with honesty, mutual consultation, and a spirit of service.
Patron-in-Chief Syed Hasnain bin Qasim said that all available resources would be utilized to resolve the problems faced by the business community of Gulberg Greens, promote market development, and strengthen unity among traders.
Raja Waheed, the newly elected President of Zones IV and V, said that fulfilling the trust placed in him by the business community was his foremost priority. He pledged to play an active role in raising traders’ concerns at the relevant forums.
Asim Ali Sethi, the newly elected President of Gulberg Greens, said that practical measures would be taken to improve the functioning of the association, strengthen communication with traders, and address their concerns.
The leadership of Zones IV and V also expressed its commitment to working together to resolve market-related issues, promote business activities, and safeguard the rights of the trading community.
### Prominent Participants
The ceremony was attended by a large number of representatives of traders’ organizations, market associations, and business groups, including:
Yousaf Rajput, President of Blue Area; Khursheed Qureshi, President of the Jamiat-ul-Quraish Meat Welfare Association of Pakistan; Owais Satti, President of the Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries; Abdul Rehman Siddiqui, General Secretary of Jinnah Super Market; Malik Rashid Tufail, Chairman of the Islamabad Estate Agents Association; Syed Imran Bukhari, General Secretary of Blue Area; Nasir Chaudhry, President of I&T Centre, G-8; Zahir Abbasi, President of E-11 Markaz; Sardar Zaheer, Vice President of the Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries; Amir Nawaz Abbasi, President of Sihala; Ali Asghar Khan, popularly known as Ali Bhai, President of Lehtrar Road; Raja Adeel, President of Khanna Bazaar; Baseer Khan, President of Tech Tower; Ubaid Abbasi, President of Murree Road, Zone I; Raja Qamar Abbasi, President of Moti Bazaar, Bhara Kahu; Umar Khayyam Abbasi, General Secretary of Moti Bazaar, Bhara Kahu; Aqeel Abbasi, President of the Distribution Association; Shahid Imran Gondal, General Secretary of the All Pakistan Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association; Ehsan-ul-Haq Satti, President of Sohan; Chaudhry Naveed, Senior Vice President of Pakistan Town; Asad Abbasi, Acting President of Jinnah Garden; Jahangir Abbasi, President of the Nanbai Association; Naveed Mughal, President of Swan Garden; and Riaz, President of National Police Foundation.
Other participants included Mudassar Fayyaz Chaudhry, former Senior Vice President of the Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries; Sardar Ehsan Abbasi, former Vice President of the Chamber; Sardar Shakoor, President of the Dealers Association, Ghouri Town; Faizan Khokhar, Chairman of Pakistan Town; Iftikhar Abbasi; Babar Abbasi of the Ghouri Action Committee; Chaudhry Riffaqat, President of the Dairy Farmers Association, Islamabad; Chaudhry Nasir General, Secretary of the Dairy and Cattle Association, Islamabad; Malik Rizwan, Chairman of the Furniture Association, Islamabad; Zareen Khan, President of the Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Kahuta; Adnan Chaudhry, President of DHA; Raja Shahid, Vice President of Pakistan Town; Faizan Awan, General Secretary of Jinnah Garden; Jameel Khokhar, President of Awami Market, G-7; Chaudhry Ashraf Farzand, President of the Pak Christian Business Forum; Malik Bahawal Awan; Syed Ameen Pirzada; Musharraf Janjua, President of the Auto Association, Islamabad; Haji Allah Rakha, Chairman of I-10 Markaz; Shaheer Ali Khan, President of the Mobile Association, I Zone; Ishaq Sial, former Executive Member of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce; Babar Chaudhry, General Secretary of the Goods Forwarding Association; Chaudhry Ubaid of the Tarnol Association; Raja Javed, former President of G-9 Markaz; Aul Khan Khalil, former General Secretary of G-9 Markaz; Javed Awan of G-8 Markaz; Zahid Qureshi, former General Secretary of I-8 Markaz; Chaudhry Arshad Duggal and Chaudhry Irshad Duggal from PWD; and Malik Zeeshan, Waqas Abbasi, Malik Kashif, Sardar Saeed, and Danish Satti from Loi Bher.
Office-bearers of various market associations and traders’ organizations from across Islamabad also attended the ceremony in large numbers.
