The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is an association for
Textile industry in Pakistan
The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector, employing nearly 25 million people. As the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia, the industry contributes 8.5% to the country's gross domestic product.
It accou ...
. APTMA represents over 400
textile mills
Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
in Pakistan.
The textile industry is Pakistan's largest industry and
textile
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is the most important export of Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Mansha, a
business tycoon
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...
and one of the
richest man in Pakistan, is the most famous personality in this industry.
Pakistan is the 5th largest producer of
cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
in the world and the 8th largest exporter of textile products in Asia.
History
APTPMA was registered with
Federal Ministry of Commerce on July 5, 1990, under the Trade Organizations Ordinance 1961 and also registered under section 42 of the
Companies Ordinance 1984
The corporate sector in Pakistan was governed by the Companies Ordinance 1984 which was promulgated on 8 October 1984 and repealed the Indian Companies Act, 1913. It is now replaced by Companies Ordinance 2016.
The Companies Ordinance 1984 is ...
. In July 1991, Association started operations with its headquarters at Faisalabad. APTPMA is affiliated with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI).
Committees
APTMA is composed of 11 committees for different purposes to assist member textile mills.
Admin, finance & membership care
Chairman
*Mr. Adil Bashir (Shams Textile Mills Ltd.)
Members
*Mr. Aamir Fayyaz (Kohinoor Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Zahid Mazhar (Nadeem Textile Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Hamid Zaman Khan (Sarena Textile Industries (Pvt) Ltd.)
*Mr. Abdul Rahim Nasir (Ayesha Spinning Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Asif Inam (Diamond International Corp. Ltd.)
Cotton
Chairman
*Mr. Gohar Ejaz (Ejaz Textile Mills Ltd.)
Members
*Khawaja Muhammad Anees (Masood Spinning Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Asif Inam (Diamond International Corp. Ltd.)
*Mr. Rehman Naseem (Ahmed Fine Textile Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Tariq Mehmood (Pak Kuwait Textiles Ltd.)
*Mr. Shahid Abdullah (Reliance Cotton & Spinning Mills Ltd.)
Yarn
Chairman
*Mr. Naveed Ahmed (Indus Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd.)
Members
*Mr. Nadeem Maqbool (Suraj Cotton Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Anjum Zafar (Eastern Spinning Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Rehman Naseem (Ahmed Fine Textile Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Muhammad Zahid (Zahidjee Textile Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Imran Maqbool (Crescent Fibres Ltd.)
Home textiles
Chairman
*Mr. Zaki Basheer (Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd.)
Member(s)
*Mr. Shaiq Jawed (J.K. Spinning Mills Ltd.)
Processing fabric & apparel
Chairman
*Mr. Aamir Fayyaz (Kohinoor Mills Ltd.)
Members
*Mr. Hamid Zaman Khan (Sarena Textile Industries Pvt Ltd.)
*Mr. Abdul Rahim Nasir (Ayesha Spinning Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Zaki Basheer (Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd.)
Value Added (Retail Business)
Chairman
*Mr. Hamid Zaman (Sarena Textile Industries Pvt. Ltd.)
Members
*Mr. Muhammad Zaki Bashir (Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Asad Shafi (Ayesha Spinning Mills Ltd.)
*Mr. Nabeel Tanveer (Din Textile Mills Ltd.)
See also
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Economy of Pakistan
The economy of Pakistan is categorized as a developing economy. It ranks as the List of countries by GDP (PPP), 26th-largest based on GDP using purchasing power parity (PPP) and the List of countries by GDP (nominal), 44th largest in terms of ...
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Foreign trade of Pakistan
Pakistan has bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with many nations and international organizations. It is a member of the World Trade Organization, part of the South Asian Free Trade Area agreement and the China–Pakistan Free Trade Ag ...
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Textile manufacturing
Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
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Textile Institute of Pakistan
The Textile Institute of Pakistan (TIP) () is a private institute in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Institute was established by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 1994 to create textile professionals to support Pakistan's text ...
References
External links
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association
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1990 establishments in Pakistan
Textile industry of Pakistan
Textile industry associations
Labour in Pakistan