LAHORE: Federal Republic of Germany on Monday proposed to start two new projects in Pakistan for promoting Textile Industry and enhancing employment through women empowerment.

It was disclosed by a 3-member delegation of the German Development Organization “GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-beit) at a meeting with Farhan Aziz Khawaja, Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA).

The delegation was comprised of GIZ Advisors Ms Nana Sikaba, Ms Anke Green and Muhammad Ubaid, Component Manager of GIZ Projects. From SMEDA Ms Nadia Jehangir Seth, General Manager Policy Panning and Ashfaq Ahmad, General Manager Central Support Division also attended the meeting. Ubaid told that a 3-year project started in the year 2021 to develop labour and environmental standards in Pakistan’s Textile Industry would be completed by end of the current year.

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