SIALKOT: Officers of the 36th Mid-Career Management Course visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) and discussed various matters. SCCI Senior Vice President Wahub Jahangir welcomed the delegation on arrival at the Chamber. Speaking on the occasion, the SCCI SVP said that Sialkot exporters were playing a pivotal role in strengthening the national economy by earning US $ 2.5 billion annually, adding that officers in whatever capacity they were should play their role in increasing the country’s exports. Wahub said that to make the country economically independent, local industry must be promoted. He said, if the government continues business friendly policies for promotion of local industry, Pakistan’s economy could be stabilized by earning valuable foreign exchange by increasing its exports immensely.
The SCCI SVP said: “We are also trying to empower women, in this regard, Sialkot Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sialkot (WCCIS) is also active as it was organizing industrial exhibition “We Exhibit 2022” on March 11, 2023. He said the SCCI was working closely with major educational institutions like NUST and ICMA as linkage between educational institutions and chambers was very important, without it we could not move forward.
He said that Sialkot exporters were the “Roaming Ambassadors” of Pakistan, which were not only travelling for fetching highly valuable foreign exchange for the country but also making efforts to introduce Pakistan through their products. He said that thousands of small and medium sized industries were functioning in and around Sialkot and was globally known for its quality products, unique export culture and for manufacturing value-added goods like leather products, sports goods, surgical instruments, gloves of all sorts, textiles items, sports wear, martial arts uniforms & accessories, musical instruments, kitchen ware, hollow ware, knives, cutlery items and military uniform badges etc. Instructor of 36th Mid-Career Management Course Masood Ahmed said that Sialkot was known worldwide for its manufactured products and the role of SCCI had always been important in this regard. He stressed the need for supporting industrialists for boosting exports.