A high-level delegation of Pakistani businessmen will call on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday to take the army chief into confidence over the problems being faced by the business community.
In his television programme, anchorperson Kamran Khan said that the delegation will also brief the army chief about other problems being faced by the investors, which are hindering the influx of foreign investment into the country.
The potential visit to the General Headquarters (GHQ) comes at a time when the Pakistani economy struggles despite an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout and the government fails to generate enough revenue.
Since June, the business community is openly expressing its reservations over gas and electricity prices and demanding from the government to charge them as per the rates in the international market.
Earlier, the army chief was included in the National Development Council (NDC), formed by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s government to accelerate economic growth and improve coordination among provinces and the federation.
Subsequently, he had taken the top military brass into confidence over the “difficult but extremely essential measures” taken by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to bring the economy out of the woods.
