KARACHI – Tasawar Hussain Butt has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) Central for the year 2021-2022 in the 1st Meeting of the newly elected 20th Central Executive Committee. The Committee Members applauded the services of outgoing Chairman Muhammad Danish Khan. The Committee also approved the nomination of Rashid Arshad Zahur as Senior Vice Chairman and Kashif Rahim as Vice Chairman. Tasawar Hussain Butt was elected 1st time the Chairman Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Central Office).
The announcement was made in the 19th Annual General Body Meeting of the Association under the Chairmanship of outgoing Chairman Muhammad Danish Khan. All members present on the occasion of AGM congratulated newly elected office bearers on being elected unopposed. They all have high expectations from them and particularly Tasawar Hussain with rich experience of representing private sector from different platforms of trade bodies. They reposed trust his abilities to steer the PLGMEA in resolution of the issues faced by the industry in the present turmoil economy.
Earlier Muhammad Saleem Ahmed and Abdul Salam has been unanimously elected as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Southern Zone in the 1st Meeting of newly elected 20th Southern Executive Board at PLGMEA Offices, Karachi
The new Central Chairman, Tasawar Hussain and Southern Zone Chairman Muhammad Saleem Ahmed thanked all the members of the incoming Southern & Central Executive Board for the confidence reposed in them by electing them the Chairman of this prestigious Association of Industry. The Central Chairman Tasawar Hussain advised the members of the difficult time, ahead in the aftermath worldwide economic crunch due to Covid-19. He said that he would try to capitalize the merit of the only value-added Leather Sector of the country. He said that industrial cost structuring needs improvement by policy support of the Government. Fiscal, Monitory, Tariffs and Taxation needs rationalization.
Chairman Southern Zone Saleem Ahmed strongly urged to Prime Minister of Pakistan and Federal Minister for Commerce to activate TDAP and Commercial Consular in Pakistani Missions Abroad to help exporters in international market for showcase Pakistani Leather Garments Products on a large scale. He said Federal Government needs to review Trade Policy in order to enhance the Exports of Leather Garments and allied Industries. As Leather Garments / Goods industry has excellent potential for growth as well as to earn foreign exchange for the country.
