KARACHI: Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq was elected unopposed as the chairman PRGMEA for the year 2017-18, while Mohammad Asif and Sheikh Luqman Amin were elected unopposed as the Chairmen, South & North Zones respectively.

The newly elected Central Chairman PRGMEA Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq in his address at the annual general meeting stressed that the garment industry going to face many challenges ahead and during his tenure, he would stress on more interaction with the whole textile chain.

“Without taking into the account the concerns of growers, ginners, spinners, weavers and the garment industry, Pakistan’s textile sector cannot function properly and therefore we would stress that all the associations of the industry should work together for better functioning of the whole textile chain”.

On this occasion, Mohammad Asif, Chairman South Zone congratulated newly elected office bearers and said keeping in view the current situation of the country, industrialists and business community are playing a vital role in development and prosperity of Pakistan, altogether.

Earlier, seven new members were elected unopposed for the South Zone Managing Committee, Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq, Baig Mohammad Majeed, Jawed Suleman, Abdul Shakoor, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sohail Qamar & Irfan Shaikh while Farooq Meyer, Sohail Afzal Sheikh, Adnan Azmat, Muhammad Naseer Malik, Waseem Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Ayaz Uddin & Muhammad Saadat Ullah were elected unopposed for North Zone.–PR