ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The executive committee of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) on Friday appointed Amjad Rashid as its new chairman for the year 2006-07.

An announcement issued here said that the committee also elected un-opposed Abdul Waheed, as senior vice-chairman and Mehboob Ali, as vice- chairman.

The newly elected members of the executive committee for 2-year tenure are: Muhammad Ikram, Abdul Waheed, Javaid Islam, Muhammad Asad Ashraf, Saleem Abdullah, Wazir Ali Pardhan, Kamran Maqbool, Imran Ali Shaikh, Muhammad Mushtaq, Amjad Rashid, Mian Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Ashfaq Malik, and Muhammad Ishfaq.