FPCCI-APTMA-PSMA TO BRIEF SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WTO

Islamabad, December 17, 2003

The Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair a meeting of the SENATE's Special Committee on "CHALLENGES OF WTO" in the Committee Room No.2, Parliament House, Islamabad on December 18, 2003 on Thursday morning

The representatives of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FPCCI), All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTAMA) and Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) will make separate briefings on the challenges confronting by the respective sectors in the wake of W.T.O regime and their solutions.

The members of the Special Committee include Senators Prof. Khurshid Ahmed, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Nisar Ahmad Memon, Dr. Muhammad Akbar Khawaja, Lt. Gen. Retd Javed Ashraf, Syed Dilawar Abbas, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati,Miss. Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli, Waqar Ahmed Khan, Ilyas Ahmed Bilour, Mir Muhammad Naseer Mengal, Muhammad Abbas Komaili, Dr. Shahzad Waseem, Mrs. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha and Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder.

The 16 members Special Committee headed by Senator Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was constituted by the House on September 22, 2003 on a resolution moved by Senator Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder to suggest ways and means to face the challenges of W.T.O coming into force in 2005.