wHAT’S INSIDE 04 08 12 14 Sialkot Chamber of Our Purpose & Annual General Meeting Members of Executive Commerce & Industry Our Ambition 2018 Committee - (2018-19) 20 36 40 42 President’s Message Former Senior Vice President’s Former Senior Presidents of SCCI Message Vice Presidents 44 46 50 52 Vice President’s Former Vice Visit of 38th Specialized Visit of 26th Mid-Career Message Presidents Diplomatic Course Management Course From Foreign Service From Nim, Peshawar Academy 53 55 57 59 Visit of Probationary Visit of H.E Mr. Jean- Visit of Maj Gen (R) Visit of Major General Officers From Ministry of Francois Cautain Ashimiyu A. Olaniyi, Oon, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Commerce Ambassador of the Mni, High Commissioner GOC 15 Div & Garrison European Union to of the Federal Republic Commander, Sialkot Pakistan of Nigeria to Pakistan 60 61 63 65 Visit of Maj. Gen. (R) Visit of Mr. Roger Visit of Delegation of Session on The Progress Zahid Mubashir Khan, C. Claar Mayor, Junior Foreign Trainee of Turkish Economy & Ambassador Designate Bolingbrook-USA Diplomats from Foreign Social Change in Turkey to Ukraine Service Academy, & Islam In Modern Islamabad Turkey 67 69 72 74 Visit of Mr. David Visit of Mr. Abdul Razak Visit of H.E. Mr. Vladimir Visit of Mr. Tariq Abbas Preston, Acting Deputy Dawood, Advisor to Berezyuk Deputy Chief Qureshi Regional Police High Commissioner, Prime Minister on of The Mission of Officer Gujranwala Australia Commerce, Textile, Russian Federation (RPO) Industry & Production And Investment 75 77 78 80 Visit of Mr. Yuji Tokita Visit of Major General Visit of H.E. Noordeen MOU Signing Ceremony Economic Counsellor, Syed Hasnat Amir Mohamed Shaheid, High between SCCI & MODEC Embassy of Japan to (Hilal-e-Imtiaz Military), Commissioner of Sri Lanka Pvt. Ltd. Pakistan Director General Military Land & Cantonment Board, Rawalpindi 2 Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry 81 83 86 87 Visit of Mr. Muhammad Visit of Visit of delegation from Visit of Qasim Khan Suri, Mr. Asad Umar, Federal Foundation University Dr. Yasmeen Rashid, Deputy Speaker National Minister for Finance, Rawalpindi Campus Provincial Minister of Assembly, Pakistan Revenue & Economic Punjab For Primary & Affairs Secondary Healthcare 88 90 92 94 Visit of H.E. Mr. Ihsan International Women’s Visit of Ms. Ann Mason, Visit of Mr. Nauman Mustafa Yurdakul, Day Celebration & Chief Political and Aslam, Executive Ambassador of Republic Launching of Women Economic Section, Director, IPO Pakistan of Turkey to Pakistan Resource Center (WRC) - US Consulate, Lahore Outreach Programme 95 96 97 98 Khawaja Masud Akhtar Visit of Mr. Siddique Cash Prize Distribution Delegation from (SI) Awarded with Sitar- Sheikh, Chairman Ceremony to Students Command & Staff I-Imtiaz by Government Pakistan American of City School and GC College Quetta Of Pakistan Business Association Women University 99 100 102 103 Visit of Mr. Khadan Dheen Visit of H.E. Mr. Manuel Visit of Mr. Mohsin Raza, Visit of Mr. Matthias Gulled, Commercial Duran Gimenez-Rico, Chief Executive Officer, Theis, Honorary Consul Attaché, Embassy of Ambassador of Spain GEPCO of Pakistan for the State Somalia in Islamabad of NRW, Germany 105 106 108 109 Visit of Delegation From Visit of Consul General Mr. Yuji Tokita Trade Iftar Dinner for Fund UK Pakistan Chamber of of Iran in Representative, Russian Raising Commerce & Industry Lahore-Pakistan Federation 110 112 114 116 Awareness Seminar Visit of Mr. Hafiz Mumtaz Visit of Mr. Muhammad Visit of H.E. Mr. Iwan on Quality & Lean Ahmed, Provincial Ashraf Khan, Managing Suyudhie Amri, Practices Minister for Excise, Director BSC - State Ambassador of Republic Taxation and Narcotics, Bank of Pakistan of Indonesia to Pakistan Control Department, Government of the Punjab 118 120 121 128 Visit of H.E. Mr. Furqat Training Workshop / Photographs of Different Financial Statements Sidiqov, Ambassador of Seminars during the Year Occasions during the For the Year Ended Uzbekistan to Pakistan 2018-19 Year 2018-19 June 30, 2019 Annual Report 2018 - 19 3 SIALKOT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY the guardian of exports The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the premier trade body representing the export oriented industry of Sialkot. The Chamber was established in 1982 and the late Mr. A. D. Bhutta was its founder President. Few cities in Pakistan can claim and medium enterprises, Uniforms Accessories, Highland to contribute as extensively to situated in and around the Outfitters, Badges, Kitchen a country’s export revenues, city, are engaged in honoring Ware, Hollow Ware to Knives industrial growth and global their global commitments for and Cutlery items. reputation as the city which export of value-added goods. is now popularly known as The city is earning over 2.0 Besides exceptional “The City of Opportunities”. Billion US Dollars annually achievements in business, the Sialkot is an important through its exports in various corporate sector of the city has economic center and the only sectors ranging from Sports exclusively emerged beyond totally export-oriented city Goods, Surgical Instruments, Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan. Development Leather Products, Gloves of and made a historic contribution of local cottage industries all sorts, Textile items, Sports in social sector development in Sialkot has assumed the Wear, Martial Art Uniforms and human welfare by initiating model status for the developing & Accessories, Musical projects which have given the world. Thousands of small instruments, Military & Police city a unique status among 4 Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry the industrial hubs in the The said Association provided Today, The Sialkot Chamber world. And all of what has progressive and appreciative of Commerce & Industry been achieved so far, and what services to the business (SCCI), comprises of 10,000 the people of bustling city of community. There were 1000 plus active members including Sialkot aspire to achieve, is firms registered with the proprietorships, Associations of due to the presence of Sialkot association within a span Persons (AOPs), Partnerships, Chamber of Commerce & of seven years up to 1982. Corporations mostly involved Industry, a trade body which Owing to the efforts of the in exporting high-quality has gone beyond the notion of said Association, most of the products around the globe to export promotion and has set Government regulatory offices over 100 International Brands. an example for the other trade were shifted to Sialkot, but Being the apex trade body of associations to follow. SCCI is, because of the bureaucratic Sialkot, the activities of the without a doubt, Pakistan’s most attitude of the Government Sialkot Chamber of Commerce effective Chamber. In fact, it functionaries, the decision and Industry are manifold and would be hard to find a chamber on most of the cases faced multidimensional in nature. It anywhere in the world that has pendency. is watching and safeguarding so significantly transformed the interests of the business its area of jurisdiction in terms In view of the problem and community on one hand and of infrastructure and scope of difficulties of the business helping the Government in the social welfare. community of Sialkot, the formulation of various trade urgency of constituting a policies through workable Since its inception in 1982, Chamber was widely felt, which proposals, suggestions, and the SCCI has consistently could provide a more prestigious recommendations on the other. and successfully advocated and dignified forum to the The global activities of the the interest of its members local business community and Sialkot Chamber have extended and worked for the solution effectively take up the issues beyond all frontiers in terms of problems faced by them in with Government for redressal. of establishing business links running and expanding their It was decided by the pioneers among the locals and those at businesses. On top of that, of the local community to get far ends of the world. It keeps a it has also proven to be a the existing Association to the close eye on the global business fertile nursery for numerous level of Chamber of Commerce trends and provides information important initiatives undertaken and Industry. The Association to the members accordingly. collectively by the city’s business adopted the necessary Through its proactive approach, community as well as a useful resolution in the meeting held the Sialkot Chamber has greatly forum for their execution. on 12-12-1979 for taking up contributed to the expansion of Before the SCCI, the local the matter with the Ministry of industries, promotion of exports business community faced many Commerce. Lahore Chamber of and generating economic constraints and found it difficult Commerce & Industry passed activity. to ensure fast-paced industrial a similar resolution on 28-07- growth. The reason for this 1981. The Sialkot Chamber was KEY FUNCTIONS OF SIALKOT very slow progress was that the incorporated under Company CHAMBER fact no trade body was there to Act 1913 vide License No. 24 give protection to the interest dated 15-07-1982 issued by • Provision of the latest of the local industrialists. The the Ministry of Commerce, information on business and Sialkot Association of Trade Government of Pakistan under economy to its members for and Industry was formed in section 3 of Trade Organization facilitation in business. 1976 and it was affiliated with Ordinance 1961 and was Lahore Chamber of Commerce formally affiliated with FPCCI on • Performing