A dedicated cargo train will be launched very soon to facilitate the exports in addition to establishing an international air cargo terminal at Faisalabad, said Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment Mian Mohammad Aslam Iqbal.
Addressing a meeting of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) North Zone, minister said government is trying its best to facilitate the businesses with a specific focus on exports and in this connection positive incentives have already been doled out in the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill 2019. He assured that more facilities would be accorded in the upcoming annual budget after evaluating the results of existing facilities and incentives. He told that work to start one window operation is in full swing in order to provide all NOCs relating to the establishment of new industries. He told that 70 acres of land has been earmarked for the Expo Center in M-3 Industrial Estate. "It will help the exporters of Faisalabad to organize international exhibitions to showcase their products", he added.
Earlier, PHMA (North Zone) senior vice chairman Mian Kashif Zia briefly introduced his organization and told that it is one of the major elected trade bodies of the woven knitwear. "Its members are around 1600 while it has privilege to offer maximum jobs to the unemployed youth", he said adding that its members are annually earning 3.2 billion dollars per annum. He further told that its offices are located in Faisalabad, Karachi, Sialkot and Lahore. He acknowledged the efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his economic managers who were trying to put the economy on right track. He told that most of the problems have already been solved while efforts are afoot to solve the pending issues.
During question-answer session, FCCI president Syed Zia Alumdar Hussain, former chairman PHMA Mian Naeem Ahmad and Shaheen Tabassum raised interesting questions while MPAs Latif Nazar and Mian Khayal Kastro and secretary Industries Nadeem Ur Rehman, executive member Farrukh Iqbal and others were also present on the occasion.
Later, Mian Naeem Ahmad offered vote of thanks while President FCCI Syed Zia Alumdar Hussain presented PHMA shield to the Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment.
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