January 06, 2008	Sunday	Zilhaj 26, 1428

KARACHI, Jan 5: The newly-elected chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) Mohammad Iqbal has pledged to pursue policies for injecting fresh investments in textile industry for improving quality of products and capacity building during his tenure.

Speaking at the 49th annual general meeting of Aptma held at Aptma House, Karachi and zonal offices at Lahore and Peshawar simultaneously on video conference system on Saturday, he also pledged to take up raw material issues and rising production cost problems of the industry with government effectively and transforming Aptma into a fully professional body.

Iqbal further stated that in future Aptma would interact more with government departments and other textile associations to take them along for the growth of textile industry and to restore its due share in the country’s economy. The outgoing chairman Shafqat Ellahi Sheikh, in his speech thanked entire membership of Aptma in extending full support to him and apprised the house on various achievements during his term of office.—APP