Noted industrialist Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi has been elected (unopposed)as President of Dera Ghazi Khan Chamber of Commerce & Industry for 2020-21.He had also served caretaker Punjab Minister for Industries, President of Chamber of Commerce & Industry Multan-Dera Ghazi Khan twice,Chairman of Multan Dryport Trust(MDPT) and Chairman of board of directors of Nishtar Medical College,Hospital Multan.Election Commissioner Ch.Athar Bashirannounced the unofficial result of Dera Ghazi Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI)and said that Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi, Muhammad Latif Khan Pitafi and Muhammad Zahid Nizam have been elected unopposed as President, Senior Vice President and Vice President of the chamber for the year 2020-21.because no other candidate turned up till the passage of time.Similarly,26 member of executive committee were elected unopposed. Khawaja Jalaluddin roomi said on the occasion ," Iam thankful to member of Dera Ghazi Khan Chamber who reposed their confidence and trust in my abilities to assume the office of President. It is my honour and privilege to accept this position. ,"I know it is a significant commitment, but I am prepared to contribute along with the newly elected office bearers and member of executive committee to build upon the successes of the past and to fulfill the Chamber’s mission to support, promote and protect your interests and the wider community.Dera Ghazi Khan is my second home in South Punjab and people of Dera Ghazi Khan were serving on our different projects and we played a key role in alleviation of unemployment in this area. He told the DCCI member that he would construct an office of the Dera Ghazi Khan Chamber and he would ask Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to allocate a piece of land for this purpose.He said that his first priority is establishment of office of chamber so that local industrialists could heave a sigh of relief .He vowed to make efforts for the industrialisation in Dera Ghazi Khan to end the employment besides revival of closed and sick industry. He said that he would try his utmost to connect Dera Ghazi Khan with CPEC project and establishment of special economic zone in this area. Incoming President, Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi served in many management boards, Chambers, Associations even as caretaker provincial Minister for industries.He presented a cheque to Prime Minister Imran Khan to combat against epidemic COVID-19 besides providing ration to more than 10,000 needy people.He had initiated a Qarz-e-Hasna scheme for the youth of South Punjab so that they could start their own business besides launching a qarz-e-Hasna scheme with the collaboration of Al-Khidmat and Akhuwat (both charity organisations. He is providing assistance in the health and education centre to minimise the miseries of the community.He want to ignite a lamp for illumination aimed at bringing prosperity, economic stability, brightness and happiness in the area. He said that these loans would be spread to all needy people.Roomi’s efforts are in addition to the hundreds of meals served to frontline workers at Nishtar Hospital and other public hospital facilities,which began in April.He said that a number of water purification plants were being run by this him to provide potable water to the people.Ration and financial assistance was given to the workers who had lost jobs during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic." Dastar Khwan" is being spreaded besides frequent distribution of thousand of lunch boxes among the needy people in different parts of Multan city.
