An Introduction
The Pak India Business Council (PIBC) is foremost organization working towards fostering bilateral trade ties between Pakistan and India, at political and commercial levels. We are an established organization with offices in all major cities of Pakistan and in India, with a board of directors made up of accomplished and highly experienced members of the political and financial community of Pakistan. The Pak India Business Council is an organization mentioned the most in the Pakistani and Indian media with reference to better trade ties and even peaceful relations between the two countries.
When it comes to trade and commercial relations between India and Pakistan, there is no organization more famous and effective than the Pak India Business Council. Statistically, nearly 200 articles have been published by press, featuring the Pak India Business Council and its work, including advocacy on a number of issues. Interviews several pages long have been published and our proposals and projects have received full coverage.
Added to the aforementioned press coverage of over 200 articles and features in the international media, including Pakistani and Indian media outlets, we have also conducted other projects, activities, lobby and advocacy. Our work includes having successfully campaigned for the awarding of Most Favored Nation (MFN) Status to India by the Pakistani government, lobbying for a joint economic zone with India and working for a favorable environment for Pakistani investors in India and Indian investors in Pakistan. Our work has been appreciated by many governmental bodies including the Trade and Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and the Ministry of Commerce. Our chairman and other representatives have also been part of official government delegates and participated in talks with the Indian government. These successes have recently culminated in the formation and operation of the Pakistan India Joint Business Forum, made up of private and public sector leaders from Pakistan and India.
PIBC's members include leading businesspeople and entrepreneurs in a variety of sectors, including the energy sector. PIBC has cultivated relationships and linkages with bodies in India such as Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA). Outside of India, other bodies in this area with whom PIBC has linkages include the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC), Union of Arab Chambers (UAC) and SAARC Chamber. Altogether, PIBC has business linkages in India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Qatar.
PIBC also has cordial relations with companies, corporations and orgnisations active in various sectors including oil and gas, as well as various investment groups and companies. PIBC can play a crucial role for organisations and groups interested in establishing ventures and projects in Pakistan and the other aforementioned countries. PIBC can assist in the development of joint ventures and projects in a vast range of sectors, including automobile, oil and gas marketing, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, textile, leather, livestock and other sectors. PIBC can also effectively connect organisations with government, assist in marketing and assist in the development of support infrastructure.