PACCC
to Serve as Bridge between US & Pakistan
By Naushad Sarwar
Established in 1989, the Pakistan
American Chamber of Commerce Council (PACCC) seems
poised to expand all over the US as its activities
gain momentum year after year. This was the impression
one gained after attending a recent PACCC meeting
in Los Angeles Mr. Noor Muhammad Jadmani and Commercial
Consular Shahid Taar were present at a PACCC Board
meeting at the Holiday Inn Hotel, LAX.
Speakers at the PACCC meeting
“PACCC,
a non-profit organization, is dedicated to the
development and promotion of commercial and trade
activities between the business communities of
Pakistan and United States of America,”
said Mr. Waqar Ali Khan, Chairman and founder
of the organization. He wanted to see Pakistanis
doing more trade with the US with the support
and active participation of his organization.
President Arif Mansuri, in his remarks, stressed
the fact that the PACCC with its commitment could
serve as a bridge between the business communities
of the US and Pakistan. It could effectively protect
and project the interests of companies and citizens
of the United States and vice versa. “PACCC
is a contributor to a healthy social and business
relationship between Pakistan and the USA and
we offer ourselves as a conduit through which
the business communities on either side can express
and resolve their difficulties, as well as share
their good fortune,” Mr. Mansuri added.
“Every effort will be made to protect the
goals of PACCC and Mr. Shahid Taar, Commercial
Counsel of Los Angeles, will have direct contact
with the board providing commitment day in day
out,” affirmed by Mr. Noor Muhammad Jadmani.
He also said that macroeconomics of Pakistan is
at its best and the PACCC could play a role in
bringing more US business to the Pakistani market.
“We are making realistic assessments, and
looking for creative ways to establish strong
ties between economic wings of Pakistan and the
US and PACCC expertise is at hand to help support
the cause,” he asserted.
Board members who attended the meeting included
Mr. Waqar Ali Khan -Founder and Chairman; Haroon
Sheikh - V. Chairman; Arif Mansuri - President
and CEO; Mohammad Kalam - V. President; Fawad
Saif - Treasurer, and Rohila Khan - Secretary
General.
Presidents of various PACCC Chapters are: Arif
Kazmi - President Central & South Arizona;
Dr. Azam Khan - President North Arizona and Nevada;
Shehbaz Merchant - President Iowa;, Syed Ali Naqvi
- President Illinois; Haroon Sheikh - President
- Texas (Houston); Manzoor Memon - President Elect
Texas (Houston); Syed S. Zafar - President Florida;
Rizwan Samad - President Seattle, Shafique Siddiqui
- President New York; Shabbir Asghar - President
North California; Aftab Ahmed - President Kentucky;
Pervez Malik - President Texas (DFW); Nasir Choudhry
- President California (Sacramento) ; and Raja
Razaq - President Illinois (Chicago).
