PESHAWAR: Mariyyam Iqbal has been elected chairperson of the Handicrafts Association of Pakistan, KP Chamber while Younas Khan and Mohsin Iqbal were elected as Senior Vice Chairman and Vice Chairman of the association respectively, said a press release issued here on Friday. In a statement, the newly elected Chairperson of the Handicrafts Association of Pakistan, Mariyyam Iqbal has said that the basic objective of the organization is the encouragement and promotion of skilled women and men and resolution of their problems. She said that the association will also work for the marketing of the local handicrafts in national and international markets and holding exhibitions and award distributions in their honour. APP