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title: "Zikria Akbar Zia takes oath as ICCI president"
description: "Most outlets led with the swearing-in of Zikria Akbar Zia as the new president of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). Associated Press of Pakistan also highlighted the oaths taken by Ashfaq and Waqas Khan as Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively, while Business Recorder focused primarily on Zia’s assumption of the role and his stated priorities."
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# Zikria Akbar Zia takes oath as ICCI president

business · updated 1 Oct 2026, 5:34 AM PKT · 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the swearing-in of Zikria Akbar Zia as the new president of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). Associated Press of Pakistan also highlighted the oaths taken by Ashfaq and Waqas Khan as Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively, while Business Recorder focused primarily on Zia’s assumption of the role and his stated priorities.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [Zikria Akbar Zia takes charge as ICCI president](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442075/zikria-akbar-zia-takes-charge-as-icci-president) · 1 Oct 2026, 5:34 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Zikria Akbar Zia took charge as president of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Wednesday, pledging his priority would be to represent the business community and pursue measures to resolve issues facing businesses. Zia was sworn in at the chamber’s 42nd annual general meeting, along with senior vice president Mohammad Ashfaq Hussain Chatah and vice pres...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Zikria Akbar takes oath as ICCI President, Ashfaq & Waqas Khan sworn in as Senior Vice President, Vice President](https://www.app.com.pk/business/zikria-akbar-takes-oath-as-icci-president-ashfaq-waqas-khan-sworn-in-as-senior-vice-president-vice-president/) · 30 Sep 2026, 7:25 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The newly elected office-bearers and Executive Committee members of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) formally assumed their responsibilities after taking oath at the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held here on Wednesday.

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- [Mohammad Zikria Akbar Zia elected ICCI President](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9485-zikria-elected-icci-president) · 20 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 92% related
- [ICCI President Outlines Business Advocacy Priorities](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12523-business-issues-to-be-taken-up-with-relevant-institutions) · 6 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 87% related

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