RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Vice-President and Regional Chairman Arfan Yousaf has appointed Muhammad Ahmad President Gold and Gems Art Promotion Council and Chairman Lahore Division Sarafa and Jewellers Association as Chairman FPCCI Regional Standing Committee on Mines and Miners.

A notification to this effect has also been issued by the FPCCI regional office here on Tuesday, assigning Ahmad the task of promoting the mines and minerals sector of the country at national and international level.

Earlier, Ahmad was heading the FPCCI Regional Standing Committee on Gems and Jewelry for the last eight years. Keeping in view his performance, the FPCCI had entrusted him with the task of highlighting the less-exploited mines and minerals sector of the country at national and international forums. Speaking on this occasion, Ahmad pledged to fully project the natural resources of the country at international level so as to fetch precious foreign exchange to the country and ensure improvement in the livelihood of artisans attached with this sector.