Mr. Muhammad Mehr Ali of M/s. Khawaja Tanneries (Pvt) Ltd., Multan, has been elected unopposed as Central Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), while Mr Muhammad Shafi of M/s. Mateen Brothers, Karachi, elected unopposed as Senior Vice Chairman and Mr Fazalur Rehman Shaikh of M/s. Rehman Brothers & Company, Kasur, elected as Vice Chairman of the Central Executive Committee, PTA for 2022-23.

The members of the Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) elected for the years 2022-23 are as follows:

Mr Agha Saiddain, M/s. Royal Leather Industries Ltd., Lahore, Mr Asdaque Sultan, M/s. Sulco (Cemcentre), Karachi, Mr Danish Naseem, M/s. MIMA Leather, Karachi, Mr Ejaz Ahmed Sheikh,M/s. Bombal Leathers, Karachi, Mr Irfan Iqbal, M/s. Nova Leathers (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi,Mr. Muhammad Tayyab, M/s. Riaz Tanneries, Kasur, Mr. Muttaher Shafique Pasari, M/s. Pasari ORG., Lahore, Mr Naveed Ahmed, M/s. Pioneer International, Karachi, Mr Tahir Mushtaq, M/s. Tauheed International, Lahore, Tanveer Aslam Chawla, M/s. Chawla Tanneries, Kasur, Mr Waqas Shakil – M/s. Universal Leather (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi, Sh. Saqib Saeed Masood, M/s. Khas Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi and Sheikh Muhammad Shafi, M/s. Pan Asia International, Lahore.

PTA on occasion said that the Leather Sector of Pakistan is the vital export-oriented Sector of the country being core product and concluded the export value of Finished Leather at US$ 208.092 Million for the year July-June 2021-22 with positive growth percentage at 28.50% and the total exports of Leather Sector reached at US$ 953.707 Million this year and looking for the landmark of US$ 1 billion export of Leather Sector, which is hopefully to be achieved this landmark milestone shortly by the Sector with vigorous efforts of the Leather Exporters.