Govt establishes advisory council to boost textile sector exports

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MG News | November 23, 2023 at 11:34 AM GMT+05:00

November 23, 2023 (MLN): In an effort to broaden the export base of the textile sector, the Ministry of Commerce has established the Export Advisory Council, as announced in a notice issued on November 22, 2023.

The main objective of establishing the advisory council is that it shall provide recommendations to the Ministry of Commerce on matters affecting textiles and apparel export and propose measures for export enhancement.

Moreover, the council will hold its meetings on a monthly basis or with higher frequency, if required and the Ministry will provide secretariat support to the Council.

The Chairman/Convenor is the Ministry of Commerce, with the authority to co-opt any person from the public or private sector if deemed necessary.

The composition of the Export Advisory Council is as follows; 

Sr. No. Name and Company Status
1 Ministry of Commerce Chairman/Convener
Private Sector    
2 Musadaq Zultiarnain, Interloop Holdings Member
3 Fawad Anwar, Alkaram Textiles Member
4 Shahid Soorty, Soorty Textiles Member
5 Mian Muhammad Ahsan, US Group Member
6 Yaqoob Ahmed, Artistic Milliner Member
7 Amir Fayyaz Sheikh, Kohinoor Mills Member
8 Shahid Abdullah, Sapphire Textile Mills Member
9 Ahmed Kamal, Kamal Textile Mills Member
10 Ashraf Salim Mukaty, Liberty Textile Mills Member
Public Sector    
11 Secretary, Ministry of Commerce Member
12 Secretary, Finance Division or his representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary Member
13 Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue or his representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary Member
14 Governor/Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan Member
15 All Chief Secretaries/Representatives of the Provincial Governments (not below the rank of Additional Chief Secretaries) Member
16 Director General (Textile), Ministry of Commerce Secretary of the Council

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