SIALKOT: Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Mansur Ahmed has vowed to continue struggle for ensuring the early completion of the mega projects of establishing Sialkot exporters’ own airline “Air Sial” now (after already establishing their own Sialkot International Airport), besides, establishing an international standard Sialkot Business and Trade Center, Sialkot Tanneries Zone, Sialkot Engineering University and another Small Industrial Estate at Sialkot, enabling the small traders, exporters and venders to establish their own small industrial units there.
He stated this while addressing an important meeting of the Sialkot exporters held at SCCI Senior Vice President Muhammad Sarfraz Butt, Khawar Anwar Khawaja, former SCCI President Fazal Jillani, Dr. Khurram Anwar Khawaja, Dr. Nouman Idrees Butt, former SCCI SVPs Mian Muhammad Anwar and Mir Alamgir Meyer also attended the meeting.
Mansur Ahmed revealed that the exporters of Sialkot are the “Roaming Ambassadors of Pakistan”, who travel all around the world to fetch business and with their personal efforts, the export earnings of Sialkot stand at US $ 2 billion annually. He said that the Sialkot exporters had been earning precious foreign exchange to the tune of US 2 billion annual, besides, playing a pivotal role in strengthening the national economy and boosting the national exports as well.
He said that export-oriented Sialkot city has successfully followed the examples of Japan, Germany, Korea, Taiwan and other countries in development of SME culture in Sialkot, as the Sialkot based SMEs have been producing only exportable items and enjoy special status in the international market for its products.
He added that the Sialkot is the only export-oriented city of Pakistan, where 99 percent industrial production is meant for exports. The products including Sports Goods, Surgical Instruments, Leather Products, Textile Items, Martial Arts Uniforms & Accessories, Musical Instruments, Knives & Cutlery items and Military Uniform badges etc, produced in Sialkot are exported to all parts of the world. Sialkot made footballs, filed hockey sticks, cricket gears and sports wears are used in Olympics, World Cups, Asian Games and other international events.
He highly hailed the unique export culture of Sialkot. He said that the Sialkot businessmen also have better awareness about the industrial set up of Sialkot and socio-economical development projects taken in hand by the SCCI.
