Ginners' community stands with the nation and the country for its integrity, solidarity, prestige and security, and it would not back out of any kind of sacrifices for the defence and survival of the country, said Amanullah Qureshi, the newly elected Chairman of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), in his maiden address to the annual general meeting.
He appreciated the Prime Minister for holding 'all parties conference' on current crucial issue and developing a consensus on national security. He said that the government should declare a special package for the ginners of Sindh province where monsoon rains and flood have played havoc and destroyed the infrastructure. Otherwise Sindhi ginners could not revive their business.
He said that Pakistan was facing internal subversion and external threats and there was dire need of unity, integrity and brotherhood. He averred that ginners would not leave their country brethren alone at any crucial juncture. He said the ginners' elected body would maintain democracy and no step would be taken unilaterally without consulting other members .
He said that it was a good augury that a new building was constructed in Bahawalpur for PCGA offices. Former chairman, Masood A Majeed, said, "We resolved very difficult problems with the support and consent of other team members". He hoped that newly elected body would continue the struggle for the establishment of cotton ginning research and training institute and would issue cotton arrival figures according to new procedure. Ex-chairman and ginners' group chief Muhammad Akram said that his group was elected unopposed by the ginners, reposing their confidence in his leadership for several years, which reflected popularity and confidence of his group.
Vice Chairman (North Zone) Mukhtar Ahmed Khan Baloch said that every step would be taken with consensus and there would be no solo flight. Ex-chairman of PCGA Mehmood Ahmed said that an effective pre- and post-audit be introduced in the PCGA offices so that financial irregularities could be ended. He said that two employees of PCGA in Multan and Bahawalpur should be removed who have been proved guilty of corruption and financial irregularities. Ex-vice chairman Shehzad Ali Khan said that cotton production is expected to be more than 15 million bales in spite of losses in Sindh due to incessant rains. He advised the ginners to keep the fluctuation of cotton rates in their minds before making any deal.