SIALKOT: The number of the world famed business brands/tycoons working with Sialkot exporters has jumped up to 100 here, as these 100 global main brands were doing business with Sialkot exporters , honouring their commitments of excellence besides enabling the Sialkot exporters to earn the foreign exchange to the tune of US $ 2 Billion annually by exporting their world class diversified traditional and non-traditional export products including sports goods, surgical instruments, garments and leather products as well.
President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Zahid Latif Malik stated this while addressing an important meeting of the Sialkot exporters held at the auditorium of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). SCCI’s SVP Abdul Waheed, Vice President Abid Ahmed Khawaja and the representatives of Sialkot’s all the main trade bodies attended this meeting.
SCCI President Zahid Latif Malik revealed that now it has become a great honour for Sialkot and even for the Pakistani nation that World’s 100 business tycoons including Addidas, Nike, Select, Puma, Lotto, Fila, Umbro, Kappa, New Balance , Reebock and Underarmour were now doing their splendid business wityh Sialkot exporters.
“There was no doubt to say that the Sialkot exporters have been playing a pivotal role in earning the foreign exchange to the tune of US$ 2 Billion , strengthening the national economy, besides, globally promoting the soft image of Pakistan as well”, said the SCCI President.
Zahid Latif Malik added that the trendy Sialkot exporters had ever remained in the quest of the best. They utilized their energies with full devotion, dedication, determination, enthusiasm with complete peace of mind for enhancing the Sialkot exports and achieve the milestone of increasing the Sialkot exports to the tune of US$ 2 billion annually.
He sought proper patronage of the government, trade and export-related incentives for further increase in Sialkot exports.
SCCI President added that there was no doubt to say that the trendy Sialkot exporters had a great potential to explore and capture the international trade markets by exporting their diversified traditional and non-traditional export products.
SCCI Senior Vice President Abdul Waheed 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, besides, playing a pivotal role in strengthening the national economy and boosting the national exports as well.
SCCI Vice President Abid Ahmed Khawaja revealed 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. Government and other financial institutions are lending support to the export sector and we are foreseeing growth of exports and development of SMEs at a fast pace in Sialkot.
SCCI VP Abid Ahmed Khawaja narrated that there was no doubt to say Sialkot is an important economic centre and only the export-oriented city of Pakistan where the development of local cottage industries has assumed a model status for the developing world. He said that the thousands of the small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) situated around the Sialkot city were engaged in honouring their global commitments for export of value added quality goods like gloves, musical instruments, martial arts uniforms, cutlery and military badges.
SCCI President said that these entrepreneurs were exporting the highest quality products globally by focusing on the utilization of the full energies. The products standards being of exceptional quality are meant for markets of developed economies. It is unique for Sialkot that everything produced here is exported. The best cricket and hockey players of the world prefer to use Sialkot-Pakistan made soccer balls, cricket bats and hockey sticks. Most of the developed countries are importing surgical instruments from Sialkot-Pakistan for the re-export purposes under their own brand name. In leather products, textiles and sports wears and garments, the Sialkot competes with other countries, he added…#
