Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kashif Anwar has assured continuing support for the development of the information technology sector, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
Speaking as a chief guest at the 'CXO Meetup: Transforming Business Strategies' at a local hotel in Lahore, he spoke at length on issues being faced by businesses in the country. Google, Co Build Pvt Limited, and Peak Solutions jointly organized the event.
Co Build announced a significant milestone of officially becoming Google's partner in Pakistan.
Punjab Information Technology Board Director General Sajid Latif, CEO Co Build Imad Malik, CEO Peak Solutions Mudassar Naeem Chaudhry, Abdul Wahab, and CEOs of different companies also spoke on the occasion.
The LCCI President Kashif Anwar said that the neighboring country is earning huge foreign exchange through IT exports alone. But unfortunately, Pakistan is not benefitting from the potential of the IT industry, he said while stressing the need to review policies to facilitate the IT sector so that it could play its due role in reviving the economy of the country.
He said that the retailers avoid coming into the tax net due to multiple problems. There is a need to revise policies to bring ease in doing business and simplify the taxation process, he said.