KARACHI, Nov 21: Sheikh M Afzal Hussain and Zia Shafiq have been elected chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) for 2008-09.

The newly-elected managing committee members are: Usman Umer, Shahid Mahmud, Kh Masood Ahmed, Kh Mukhtar Ahmed, Hamid Arshad Zahur, Abrar Ahmed, Aamir Majeed and Faraz Haleem, says a press release.