Monday, November 14, 2011

Swiss Ambassador & APTMA Discuss Venture in Textile Industry

Swiss Ambassador His Excellency Christoph Bubb visited All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab on Friday and discussed issues relating to bilateral trade and investment prospects in textile industry of Pakistan.


Chairman APTMA Punjab Ahsan Bashir welcomed the Swiss Ambassador and briefed him of the potential of textile industry of Pakistan. Vice Chairman APTMA Punjab Shahid Faraz and member Central Executive Committee Ali Ahsan were also present on the occasion.

Secretary APTMA Punjab Anis-ul-Haq made a detailed presentation on APTMA as a premier textile industry association to the Swiss envoy.

He said APTMA has contributed $500,000 so far under the corporate social responsibility, particularly on the front of recent floods in the province of Sindh and dengue outbreak in the province of Punjab. Besides, he said, APTMA was also contributing toward textile education in Pakistan.

According to the Secretary APTMA, the association is funding Rs600 million annually as cotton cess on Research & Development of cotton crop in Pakistan.

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