Sialkot industries earned $2.5bn through exports: SCCI President

December 28, 2023 (MLN): Through exports, Sialkot-based small and medium industries earned foreign exchange worth over $2.5 billion, the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) president highlighted and stressed the need for supporting industrialists to boost exports, as APP reported.

A delegation of Inland Study Tour of the 34th Senior Management Course, National Institute of Management (NIM), Islamabad, visited the SCCI.

The SCCI president gave a briefing about the socioeconomic and human development of Sialkot on self-help basis by the city exporters, achievements, targets, and future goals of the city's export-oriented industries as well to the delegation of the Inland Study Tour of 34th Senior Management Course, National Institute of Management (NIM).

He said products made in Sialkot were in great demand in the global markets and global brands were working with the Sialkot manufacturers and exporters.

He said that thousands of small and medium-sized industries were functioning in and around Sialkot and was globally known for its quality products, unique export culture, and for manufacturing value-added goods like leather products, sports goods, surgical instruments, gloves of all sorts, textiles items, sportswear, martial arts uniforms & accessories, musical instruments, kitchenware, hollow ware, knives, cutlery items, and military uniform badges, etc.

The SCCI president SCCI said: "Our footballs, field hockey sticks, cricketing gear, and boxing gloves are used in international games, including Olympics and the World Cups".

He said Sialkot exporters had set unique examples of self-help by completing several mega projects

They had established mega projects of Si­alkot International Airport Limited (SIAL), Sialkot Dry Port, and launched a pri­vate airline namely AirSial Airline on a self-help basis.

Chief Instructor 34th Senior Management Course Inland Study Tour Masood Ahmed said that Sialkot was known worldwide for its manufactured products and the role of SCCI had always been important in this regard.

The delegates highly hailed the spirit and enthusiasm of Sialkot exporters for establishing the international airport on a self-help basis besides providing world class aviation facilities to passengers at the Sialkot airport.

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