A delegation of officers of the 34-Senior Management Course (Inland Steady Tour) by the National Institute of Management Peshawar on Tuesday visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).
SCCI President Abdul Ghafoor Malik, Senior Vice President Wahub Jahangir, Vice President Amer Majeed Sheikh warmly welcomed the guests. Addressing the participants at the SCCI, Abdul Ghafoor Malik expressed sincere appreciation to the esteemed National Institute of Management for its unwavering commitment to enhance capabilities of government officials and their working through management courses which would pave the way for improving public service delivery. He said the government should take all possible measures to ease of doing business in Pakistan. “By doing so, we can ensure sustained growth in the private sector and attract higher levels local and foreign investment,” the president SCCI added.
Ghafoor Malik said the SCCI held great importance in establishing and maintaining strong connections with government authorities. He said that Sialkot-based small and medium enterprises were earning foreign exchange of USD 2.5 (B) annually. He added said that Sialkot made footballs, field hockey sticks, cricket gear, and boxing gloves were used in international games, including the Olympics and the World Cups. The city has gained celebrity status in the production of official match balls for the FIFA World Cups.
Malik said that AL-RIHLA the official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar was proudly manufactured in Sialkot besides producing previous World Cup Balls. He said:” We want to give them exposure so that they could identify problems of the business community.” He added that Sialkot was doing a great job in providing employment to people. He highly hailed spirit of Sialkot exporters for establishing mega project of the Sialkot International Airport on self help basis.
