LAHORE
\nThe value-added and export-oriented textile industry has expressed high expectations from newly appointed PIEDMC Chairman Shahzad Azam Khan, saying his extensive experience as an industrialist, exporter and industry association leader can help give fresh momentum to industrial estate development, investment and export-oriented manufacturing in Punjab.
\nShahzad Azam Khan has taken charge as Chairman of the Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC), bringing extensive experience in the industrial, export and value-added textile sectors. He has served as Central Chairman of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA), former Chairman of the Pakistan Knitwear and Sweater Exporters Association (PAKSEA) and former Minister for Labour, Government of Punjab. He has also remained associated with PIEDMC and the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC).
\nAfter assuming charge, Shahzad Azam Khan said PIEDMC would continue working to facilitate industrialists, promote investment and create an enabling environment for industrial growth in Punjab. He said growing demand from industry presented new opportunities and that PIEDMC would focus on developing industrial estates in a way that supports investors and accelerates industrialisation.
\nRepresentatives of the value-added textile and apparel industry said his practical understanding of manufacturing, exports and industrial infrastructure could help address the concerns of the business community and improve coordination between industry and PIEDMC.
\nPHMA North Zone Chairman Abdul Hameed congratulated Shahzad Azam Khan and expressed confidence that his leadership would strengthen coordination between PIEDMC and the export-oriented textile industry. He said his long experience in the sector would help him understand the operational challenges faced by manufacturers and exporters.
\nFormer PHMA Senior Vice Chairman Shafiq Butt said Shahzad Azam Khan was well versed with the requirements of the value-added textile sector and could play an important role in attracting fresh investment and strengthening industrial estates across Punjab.
\nPRGMEA North Zone Chairman Imran Salahuddin said the readymade garments sector looked forward to closer cooperation with PIEDMC under the new leadership. He stressed the need for efficient industrial infrastructure and a business-friendly environment to support export-oriented manufacturing.
\nFormer PRGMEA Chairman Mubashir Butt said the new leadership at PIEDMC was a positive development for the industrial community and expressed hope that greater attention would be given to the practical needs of industries operating in industrial estates.
\nThe industry representatives said Punjab\u2019s industrial estates could play a greater role in expanding manufacturing capacity, creating employment and increasing exports if infrastructure, utilities and investor facilitation were continuously improved.
\nThey expressed confidence that Shahzad Azam Khan\u2019s experience as an industrialist, exporter and former industry association leader would help PIEDMC strengthen engagement with the private sector and contribute to sustainable, export-led industrial growth in the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE The value-added and export-oriented textile industry has expressed high expectations from newly appointed PIEDMC Chairman Shahzad Azam Khan, saying his extensive experience as an industrialist, exporter and industry association leader can help give fresh momentum to industrial estate development, investment and export-oriented manufacturing in Punjab. Shahzad Azam Khan has taken charge as Chairman of […]<\/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":["post-567118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n