PESHAWAR - The new body of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Peshawar has been elected as unopposed for the year 2021-22. 

The announcement was made by the election committee of the Chamber during its meeting held here on Friday. Members of the election committee Zarmina Ali, Shama Sajjad and Azra Noren were present during the meeting. 

According to the election committee, Shahida Perven was elected unopposed as president, Maria Dastagir senior vice president and Saima Amjad as vice president of the women’s chamber for term 2021-22, as no one has submitted nomination papers to contest for these top positions. 

Sofia Noor, Maria Dastagir and Nighat Javed from corporate group while Saima Amjad, Afifa Sajjad and Humaira Bilour from associate group have already been elected unopposed members to the WCCI’s executive committee for 2021-22. 

Newly elected   office bearers of the women chamber vowed that they will try their best and ‘no stone will be left unturned’ for resolution of the businesswomen issues and make vigorous efforts to provide them congenial atmosphere for marketing their finishing products. 

Women have an immense contribution toward the economic development of the country, they viewed.