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Uzbekistan to invest in Punjab’s textile sector
Staff Report
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar visited Uzbekistan with a business delegation, including Gohar Ijaz, head of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA).
Investors of Uzbekistan’s Namangan province announced an investment in textile and other sectors of Punjab. Full technical assistance will also be provided to Pakistan for increased cotton production.
According to details issued from Governor’s House Lahore, Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar along with Gohar Ijaz, Head of APTMA, Fawad Mukhtar-Chief Executive of Fatima Group of Industries, Businessman Ahsan Bashir, President of Uzbekistan-Pakistan Trade and Cultural Center Lahore-Rohail Ikram visited Namangan province of Uzbekistan upon the invitation of Governor of Namangan Shavkat Abdurrazakov. Governor Mohammad Sarwar with his delegation received a warm welcome by High-ranking officials of Uzbekistan and members of the Pakistani community. In honour of the Punjab governor and to express solidarity with Pakistan, Pakistani flag was permanently installed in The Square of Three Fountains in Namangan city adjacent to the office of Namangan Governor.