President Malik Imran Ishaq calls for revisiting policies to flourish business, trade and export
Says KP has immense potential to improve the country’s export: exporters highlight several issues, urging SCCI to take up with relevant authorities
Commercial Exporters delegation meets SCCI President Malik Imran Ishaq, congratulates new office bearers
Press Release
October 22, 2026
PESHAWAR: President, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malik Imran Ishaq called for complete abolishment of provincial Infrastructure Development Cess (IDC) on export to boost export from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He made this demand during a meeting with a delegation of the Commercial Exporters Association, attached with Gems, Jewellery and Carpet Sectors here on Thursday.
The delegation was headed by former president of the chamber and patron in chief Faiz Muhammad Faizi.
Other members of the delegation include Khalid Sultan Khawaja, Mazharul Haq, Atif Rasheed Khawaja, Fayyaz, Abdul Wahab Afridi, Asmat Zeb, Mumtaz and others.
The delegation formally extended warmest congratulations to the new office bearers and executive committee of the chamber and expressed hope that the new cabinet will play a key role in resolving the problems being facing by commercial exporters.
Apart from the senior vice president of the chamber Naeemur Rehman, Businessman Forum Leader and former FPCCI president Ghazanfar Bilour, former vice president Shuja Muhammad, members of the chamber’s executive committee Atif Shahzad, Malang Khan, Nadeem Shahzad, Abidullah Yousafzai, Shah Mohammad, Asim Shahzad, Khalid Khan and Zahid Khan, and Affaf Ali Khan, Ihsanullah, Saddar Gul, Ishtiaq Paracha and Fazal e Wahid, Secretary General SCCI Muqtasid Ahsan and exporters, importers of gems and jewelery and carpet were present during the meeting.
Exporters highlighted several problems, essential pertaining to implementation of IDC and its cumbersome procedure, customs, police, FBR, as well as restrictions of foreign investors, delay in completion of Peshawar Expo Centre, export of gems and jewelery, carpet and others.
They demanded complete abolishment of provincial IDC, simplifying procedures of export proceeds, what, they said, business and commercial as well as export have suffered immensely due to the prolonged closure of the borders, urging proactive initiatives for alternative markets to boost the export from K-P.
President Malik Imran highlighted the key-priorities and initiatives, which have planned to executive in his tenure, stating that resolving of business community problems is amongst the topmost agenda of the chamber.
He noted that KP has immense potential, which can play an important role in boosting the country's exports.
The SCCI chief fully supported the government export-led growth policies, and assured that the KP business community would play a role in improving the country's exports.
He, however, stressed it is crucial to review the policies to make them business and export-friendly.
The SCCI chief reaffirmed his commitment to take every possible step to provide relief to the business community.
He promised that the issues and hurdles in exports that came under discussion in today's meeting would be effectively taken up with relevant authorities at provincial and central level to address them on a fast-track basis.
Muqtasid Ahsan,
Secretary General,
