Foreign Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday met with leaders of the country’s business community in Lahore.

According to a press release, detailed discussion took place between Bilawal and leaders of the business community regarding the overall economic situation of the country.

The traders' leaders expressed their concerns to the foreign minister about the deteriorating economic conditions of the country and the budget for FY 2023-24.

Those in presence included Chairman of United Business Group and former President of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahzad Ali Malik, Chairman of the Deen Group and provincial minister SM Tanvir, and former presidents of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Abdul Rauf Alam, and Daru Khan.

President Lahore Chambers of Commerce and Industry Kashif Anwar and Khyber Chambers of Commerce and Industry Jawaz Kazmi were also present along with other trade leaders including Amir Ata Bajwa, Manzoor Malik, Mumtaz Ali Sheikh, Rauf Mukhtar, Momin Malik, Rehman Chan, Dr Nauman, Saadat Shah, Sohail Malik, Asfand Yar Mandokhel, Pir Nazim Hussain Shah, Mohammad Shafiq, Zafar Bakhtawari, Malik Jehangir and Azizur Rehman Chan.