ICTA lauded for not imposing lockdown

It provided traders a good opportunity to recover some of the losses

RAWALPINDI:

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has welcomed Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) decision for allowing businesses to remain opened before Eidul Azha. ICCI President Muhammad Ahmed Waheed said that respecting the demands of the business community of the federal capital, the ICTA did not impose any lockdown in the federal capital before Eidul Azha and allowed business activities to continue with SOPs, which was appreciable. Waheed said in a statement that the Covid-19 pandemic was significantly controlled and cases were now on the downward slide. In these circumstances, closing down businesses before Eid was not in the interest of citizens of Islamabad and the economy. The government had imposed a lockdown to control the coronavirus, which caused huge losses to businesses and further weakened the economy. However, keeping businesses open before Eid in Islamabad provided traders a good opportunity to recover some of the losses during these days and it also facilitated the citizens to do the shopping for Eid.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 31^st, 2020.