SIALKOT: Chamber of Sialkot of Trade and Industry (SCCI) senior Vice President Sheikh Zohaib Rafiq Network said. on Sunday that Sialkot was an important economic center from where 99 percent products were exported to various parts of The globe.
In a conversation with APP, he said that there are currently about 20,000 active member firms were registered with Sialkot Chamber of Trade and Industry (SCCI). He said the district is doing its part. over US$3 billion annually for national treasury through exports and was playing key role in promotion business as well as trade activities in in region.
He said Sialkot’s exporters were “roaming ambassadors”. of Pakistan”, who not only traveled for getting high valuable foreign currency for country, but also making an effort to represent Pakistan through their products.
He said thousands of small and medium enterprises functioned in and around Sialkot and was world famous for its quality products unique export culture and for production cost-added products like leather products, sports goods, surgical instruments, gloves of all kinds, textile items, sportswear, uniforms and accessories for martial arts, musical instruments, kitchen utensils, hollow dishes, knives, cutlery items as well as military shaped badges, etc.
He said that Sialkot made soccer balls, hockey sticks, cricket gear as well as boxing gloves Was used in international games including the Olympic Games and World Championships. Note the surgical and sports commodity industries were the oldest industries that were playing huge role Not only in strengthening national economy but also in providing employment opportunities to hundreds of industrial workers.
SCCI Senior Vice President Sheikh Zohaib Rafik Seti said that Sialkot exporters set unique Examples of myself-help on completing several megaprojects.
Sialkot exporters wrote gold history after the creation of two megaprojects of Sialkot international Airport Limited (SIAL) and own private airline, namely AirSial Airline on myself-help basis, he added.
