Christian community playing key role in national development: ICCI

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sheikh Amir Waheed has said that the Christian community is playing important role in almost every walk of life, which is laudable.

He expressed these views while speaking at Christmas cake cutting ceremony organized at ICCI to participate in Christmas celebrations with Christian community. Rew. Emmanuell Lorraine Church of Pakistan, Ch. Rashid Farzand Chairman Phool Group of Business, Ch. Ashraf Farzand Chairman ICCI Minority Welfare Sub-Committee and others were present at the occasion.

Sheikh Amir Waheed said millions of Christians around the world including Pakistan were preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who was sent to this world as a symbol of peace, brotherhood and respect for the entire humanity. He said Jesus Christ not only healed the ailing humanity but preached the divine values of tolerance, love and compassion and Islam also kept these values in high esteem. He said some forces working to create sectarianism in the country and we have to foil such efforts with inter-faith harmony and unity. He said that ICCI has formed a Minorities Welfare Sub-Committee to work for the welfare of minorities and assured that ICCI would continue to play role for promoting the business interests of traders and industrialists of minorities including the Christian community.

1. Naveed Senior Vice President and Nisar Mirza Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that all minorities including Christian community have to work hard for the development of Pakistan. They wished Christian community Merry Christmas.

Pastor Emmanuell Lorraine Church of Pakistan read the message of Jesus Christ. He said that all communities in Pakistan have to work together for building a progressive and prosperous Pakistan. Pastor Liaquat Kaiser, Ch. Ashraf Farzand Chairman ICCI Minorities Welfare Sub-Committee and others also spoke at the occasion.

They thanked ICCI for organizing Christmas cake cutting ceremony for Christian community and assured of their full cooperation and support to the initiatives of ICCI aimed at promoting the business interests of minorities.