GWADAR
\nThe Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is forming a 50-member team in collaboration with industrial hubs in Sialkot and Gujranwala to establish small-scale industries in Gwadar, aiming to generate legal employment opportunities for youth and boost local manufacturing.
\nSpeaking at a press conference held at the GCCI office, President Jeehund Hoth said the initiative follows his team\u2019s recent visits to the Lahore, Sialkot, and Gujranwala chambers of commerce. \u201cWe have visited Lahore, Gujranwala, and Sialkot chambers, the big industrial hubs. Sialkot and Gujranwala have agreed to support us,\u201d he told reporters.
\nHoth explained that Sialkot and Gujranwala chambers have agreed to support GCCI\u2019s initiative by training a 50-member team from Gwadar in various industrial skills. The Sialkot Chamber will provide training in the manufacturing of leather goods, medical equipment, and other trades, while the Gujranwala Chamber will focus on electronics manufacturing. Both chambers will offer free accommodation during the three-month training program. Afterward, experts will visit Gwadar to assess its capacity to produce exportable goods, and if viable, they have expressed willingness to set up small industries in the city and employ the trained individuals.
\n\u201cThis opportunity is open to all, whether they are GCCI members or not,\u201d Hoth added. \u201cWe will select motivated individuals from Gwadar and either bear the training expenses ourselves or coordinate with the Sialkot and Gujranwala chambers to cover them.\u201d
\nGCCI Media Advisor Sajid Bin Rahim said the initiative aims to shift Gwadar\u2019s economy toward legal, sustainable industries. \u201cWe want to change the atmosphere of Gwadar and bring people into legal trades. There\u2019s a perception that only illegal trade happens here like diesel. We want to change that label,\u201d he said.
\nHe said that Gwadar currently lacks industries, causing local wealth to flow out of the district. \u201cWe want the money of Gwadar to circulate inside Gwadar,\u201d he said, outlining plans to develop home-based micro-industries. GCCI has identified 50 small business ideas, including plastic manufacturing, bottled water, cooking oil repackaging, and artificial jewelry, all of which could be produced locally.
\n\u201cEven if we establish 30 small industries, they can directly employ around 300 people and create many more indirect jobs,\u201d Rahim said. GCCI plans to register these industries with the Balochistan Small Industries Department to ensure legal recognition and support.
\nThe initiative marks a significant step toward transforming Gwadar into an industrial hub, modeled on successful practices from Sialkot and Gujranwala, two of Pakistan\u2019s leading export centers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GWADAR The Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is forming a 50-member team in collaboration with industrial hubs in Sialkot and Gujranwala to establish small-scale industries in Gwadar, aiming to generate legal employment opportunities for youth and boost local manufacturing. Speaking at a press conference held at the GCCI office, President Jeehund Hoth said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-507963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n