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Summary President Zardari conferred 'Son of Lahore' award on former District Nazim Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood.
President Asif Ali Zardari said that the government has undertaken mega hydro power projects including the construction of Basha Dam and raising of the Mangla Dam project besides importing gas and electricity from other countries to address the energy problem.He was speaking at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Achievement Award Ceremony 2012 held at Governor House in Lahore on Friday.The President said that the government was promoting an investor-friendly environment and offering the most liberal investment policy regime in the region which includes full repatriation of capital‚ capital gains‚ dividends and profits.The President expressed the hope to ensure continuity of incentives given to entrepreneurs and added that no government will now be able to withdraw the incentives without Parliamentary debate and discussion.The President on the occasion said that he after assuming charge as President took no time and surrendered all his powers to the Parliament for the sake of betterment and prosperity of the people of the country and to make Pakistan more stable with strong and powerful Parliament.Terming it a landmark development‚ he said that the government has achieved political consensus on a number of issues adding that it was high time that we work for consensus of economic policies as well.He urged the business community to defend the economic policies.At the end of the ceremony, the President conferred Achievement Awards on 26 prominent business personalities while he conferred Son of Lahore Award on former District Nazim Lahore, Mian Amer Mahmood.The President congratulated all the winners of Achievement Awards for their excellent performance.
