Karachi, Nov 01, 2018: First of its kind initiative by a Pakistan origin American to establish private International Cricket Centered Multi-Sports Complex in Houston will provide hundreds of jobs to skilled Pakistanis and promote bilateral trade, and business opportunities between USA and Pakistan.
Managing Partner and President ICCMC & America Pakistan Business Forum Nawaid has also announced to name one of its club houses after renowned businessman Chairman Din Group S. M. Munir (Sitar-e-Imtiaz, Sitar-e-Isar, Justice of Peace) to recognize its untiring efforts for development of business opportunities in Pakistan.
Inauguration of Pakistan Chapter of this forum and a seminar to promote business and investment opportunities between the two countries was hosted by Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) here at the Federation House.
A delegation of businessmen and investors led by Nawaid Isa, Managing Partner & President ICCMC and America Pakistan (AM-PAK) Business Development Forum has travelled from USA to join this event in Karachi.
Other members of delegation present in event included Mike Robinette, Head of GEO CRE, a commercial real estate development firm and also an ex-Director of Development, City of Middletown, Ohio, ex-Director of Economic Development and Finance, City of Franklin, Ohio, Tahira Jaffar, Head of Ark Investment Companies with the focus of investments in healthcare markets, Tom Drauschak, President & Owner of Earth Enterprises (also performed land development projects for hundreds of residential, commercial, municipal and industrial clients. Developed many golf courses and wrote books on the subject.
Mr. Charles C. Foster, Chairman AM-PAK BDF Houston Chapter & Chairman of one of the largest immigration law firms in USA, Foster Global and Brian Ebbs, Regional Vice President, Hyatt Hotel Development joined the seminar through video link.
Initiator of ICCMC and America Pakistan Business Development Forum Nawaid Isa was born in Karachi and done his graduation from NED University in Mechanical Engineering. Done masters from Wayane State University Michigan in Engineering and started his career from 1997 in USA with Detriot Eddisson. He has worked as consultant for many big corporations in USA before launching his own project of ICCMC. He has been a speaker in SAP and spoken in Germany, Chicago etc.
Speaking at the seminar, Nawaid Isa briefed about ICCMC and America Pakistan Business Development Forum. Forum was founded in USA early this year. ICCMC was launched in 2014.
Our vision is to strengthen social and business relationship between two great countries of the world America and Pakistan. We are working with top social leaders and top government officials in Houston. Have done ground work for lifting the image of Pakistani community in America, he shared.
About ICCMC, he told that it’s the first of its kind cricket centered multi sports complex with golf driving range, banquet hall, full services restaurants, sitting stadium having initial capacity of 1200 at first phase which can be extended in future. Its spread on 10 acres land and 30 percent of its development work is already done. It will be completed by the end of 2019 with a total projected cost of 7 million US dollars, he added.
This project will provide hundreds of employment opportunities for skilled labour from Pakistan. We are also considering including Pakistani players for league matches there in USA. Our colleagues travelled from USA are also interested to do investment here in Pakistan in hotel, real estate and health sectors which will ensure more new jobs, he concluded.
In his speech, chief guest S. M. Munir appreciated this initiative and offered all out support from him and FPCCI to promote business for mutual interest.
Pakistan was fighting others war and have sacrificed more than 90,000 soldiers and civilians. We hope relations with between USA and Pakistan will come to its normal position as were in past and rather will improve. We are ready to cooperate, he stressed.
