Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Pakistan Business Professional Council (PBPC) Abu Dhabi held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 10th of October 2024 at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry attended by a large majority of its Corporate and Individual members.
Pakistan Ambassador to the UAE H.E. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Chaired the AGM. The Chairman gave his opening remarks. He addressed the members emphasizing to promote the trade, commerce and investment between Pakistan and the UAE. In this regard, he appreciated the role of the Council and efforts made by the Executive Board of the Council under the leadership of its President Dr. S. Qaiser Anis.
In addition, the Ambassador conveyed his message to all business community and professionals in UAE to join the PBPC platform to network and enhance their resources that is dynamically serving the Pakistan Community in UAE for last 20 years.
President of the Council, Dr. S. Qaiser Anis presented the report of Council’s accomplishments and highlighted the significant events and activities conducted during the 2022-2024 period, with 80 activities in 2022, 85 activities in 2023, and 66 activities in 2024. He gave a history of the Council since its inception in 2004 as the Council is going to celebrate 20 years of its effective presence in the UAE on 9th November 2024, playing an active role in serving the UAE and Pakistani community in the UAE. He thanked the Council’s Board members for their teamwork and the corporate and individual professional members for their continuous support and encouragement.
Further, Dr S. Qaiser thanked the Chairman the Ambassador for his guidance, cooperation, and support. He said the Council will continue to work under the Chairmanship of Ambassador H.E. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi to increase the membership and the promotion of trade, commerce, and investment in Pakistan. Mr. Afaq Ahmed, Deputy Head of Mission, and Mr. Ali Zeb Khan, Commercial Counsellor of the Dubai Consulate also attended and addressed the meeting.
H.E. the Chairman and Dr. Qaiser Anis also conveyed special thanks to the Council’s Patron-in-Chief His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan on behalf of all members of the Council for his esteemed patronage, guidance, and kind support since 2005.
Dr. Qaiser Anis thanked the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce for their continuous guidance and support, to government entities including the Ministry of Economy, the Department of Economic Development, and the State Bank of Pakistan with which the council worked for conducting various events and webinars successfully. He also conveyed that considering the business councils working with Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD), Dubai, and Sharjah business councils, it is an excellent platform and opportunity for networking and serving our country and to UAE.
The members of the Council have elected the following Executive Board members for the next two- years term as recommended by the Nomination Committee of the Council and unanimously voted by the Members:
- Mr. Anjum Rashid
- Mr. Danial Hashmi
- Mr. Kamran Atif
- Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Nasim
- Dr. Muhammad Farhan
- Dr. Musa Shaikh
- Mr. Mustajab Ahmad
- Mr. Rizwan Ahmed Viqar
- Mrs. Sabahat Imran
- Mr. Syed Ijaz Hussain Bukhari
The Members of the Council have approved the appointment of Dr. Syed Qaiser Anis as Honorary Vice Chairman of the Council as recommended by the Nominating Committee. The AGM appealed to all members of the Pakistani Community (Businessmen and Professionals) to stand together under the umbrella of the Council to strengthen the relations with the UAE authorities, and other communities, and interaction between themselves and work together for Pakistan with strict compliance of UAE laws
Lastly, Dr. Qaiser congratulated the newly elected Executive Board for the term 2024-2026 and thanked all past Chairmen, all the past board members, corporate members, and members due to them the reason for being one of the progressive councils in the UAE.
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