Counter unemployment through digital imaging

LCCI President Mohammad Ali Mian, Senior Vice President Mian Muzaffar Ali, Vice President Shafqat Saeed Piracha, Chairman Standing Committee on Event Management Sheikh Mohamad Arshad also attended the mega event.
He said that the government must improve the law and order situation in Pakistan to improve the country's economy. He said that the government and Pakistani Ambassadors should also create soft-image of Pakistan abroad in order to attract the foreign investment. The investors and businessmen avoid visiting Pakistan as the international media is depicting the picture of Pakistan as no one is safe in this country which is totally incorrect.
Olympus and Nikon companies are investing in India rapidly by establishing their outlets and offices in the multistory buildings. These companies have also set up their production plants in Thailand, Korea, China and Indonesia. If they have set up their production plants in those countries they can also set up their production plants in Pakistan but they need peaceful and business friendly atmosphere, better law and order situation and energy security, he said.
Nasir Saeed also urged the government to solve the genuine problems of business community like professional tax, which is being charged by provincial and local governments.
Nasir Saeed said that the sole object of holding this photo mela was to highlight the potential of the country in this particular area which is of prime importance but was never given due attention. He said that the total volume of photographic equipment industry is $371 billion dollars with a huge potential for investment and the industry requires proper government patronage. He said that Pakistan has no dearth of talent but it is suffering only because of non-implementation of policies, therefore government should ensure implementation of policies.
He said that the government should take special measure to check fast going up prices of the daily use items by evolving welfare-oriented policies. He also urged the politicians to solve all the issues of national importance including the restoration of judges as early as possible as they are hitting the economy hard. He said that the situation on the political front had turned so gloomy that no local businessman was ready to put his money in any new venture what to talk of foreign investors.
To a question he said that independent judiciary is must to bring foreign investment in Pakistan. The investors prefer investment in those countries where judiciary is independent and justice is provided to everybody. He said that the February 18 elections and the resultant formation of governments at Federal and provincial levels had sent very positive signals abroad and a large number of visionary people were openly making predictions that now nothing could stop Pakistan from becoming hub of economic activity because of its important strategic location. He said that fast going up oil prices, shortage of gas and power and high mark up rates had already increased the cost of doing business in the country. Hundreds of industrial units had closed down their operations while as many are on the verge of closure but unfortunately nobody was giving due attention to these issues of prime importance.
He urged the politicians to stop playing cat and mice with the economy and the masses in the larger interests of the country, as any further delay in decisions would cause irreparable loss. He said that to ease off the tremendous pressure the economy at the moment is passing through, the politicians would have to sit together for an early solution to all the issues. He said that the deteriorating law and order in the country often adversely affect the national economy.
He said that in the prevailing scenario worldwide, the survival of any country or state only depends on sound economy, which is only possible through peaceful atmosphere, better law and order and business friendly environment in the country. He said economic growth and foreign investment is only possible when overall law and situation in the country is satisfactory and life and property of all the citizens were fully protected even during disturbance.
In the present situation, he claimed, no foreign investor is willing to investment in Pakistan. He said Pakistan could never afford the situation, which it faced in the recent past.