Islamabad: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday urged the government to develop infrastructure in Islamabad markets, a news source reported. The ICCI members further requested the executive to repair and develop basic infrastructure in these markets in order to bring them on par with international standards and promote business activities in the city.
ICCI President Muhammad Ahmed Waheed stated that Islamabad markets and industrial areas had not undergone any development in the last four years. Therefore, he added, the markets were facing deterioration. He highlighted that the business community pays its taxes like property tax, conservancy charges, and water charges to the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). These funds should be used for the rehabilitation of the markets and industrial areas, he said.
Waheed said that there was a need for repairing footpaths, roads, water and sewerage systems, and streetlights, along with providing public toilets and filtration plants, in the markets. Meanwhile, ICCI officials also requested the MCI to remove encroachments from the markets – highlighting that these caused hurdles in business promotion.
Moreover, ICCI members asked for reduction in water charges and other taxes to bring relief to the business community facing financial problems due to the going pandemic situation.
