PHMA (NZ) Sialkot held a successful workshop on 28th Sept. 2024, focusing on EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directives, Supply Chain Management, Human Rights, Risk Management, and Compliance. As part of the RBH Network's T.o.T series, supported by GIZ, trainers Mr. Mohammad Ejaz Chugtai and Mr. Sohail Raza Dodhy shared expert insights. Owners and senior managers actively participated, showing strong interest in adopting the new EU directives. PHMA (NZ) Sialkot will continue this series with the next session planned for next month.

The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has elected new office-bearers for the term of 2024-26 including Abdul Hameed as Zonal Chairman, Hazar Khan as Senior Vice-Chairman and Tariq Mahmood Bhatti as Vice-Chairman of the North Zone Office

PHMA (NZ) Sialkot signed a MoU with Fruit of Sustainability, Lahore, to promote Supply Chain - Human Rights Due Diligence (Grievance mechanisms) among its members. Under this MoU, PHMA will organize awareness and training sessions on Supply Chain - Human Rights Due Diligence (Grievance mechanisms) in collaboration with Fruit of Sustainability to enhance industry practices and provide consultancy services to PHMA (NZ) Sialkot members with special packages.

Dr. Khurram Tariq President the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited PHMA Sialkot on 25-09-2023 to discuss the matters of mutual interest. 

PHMA Sialkot has arranged a very useful briefing session on Export Facilitation Scheme on today Tuesday 12-09-2023 2.00 p.m. at PHMA, Kashmir Road, Sialkot. Collector of customs Mr. Mohammad Nayyar Shafique elaborated the scheme and explained the points raised by participants.

Mr. Musharaf Iqbal Khawaja met Mr. Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive TDAP in Lahore, and discussed the various issues related to the value-added textile industry and trade.

Mr. Khalid Rasool Director, Dr. Zain, Assistant Director TDAP Sialkot visited PHMA Sialkot office on 11 July 2023 and met Chairman PHMA Sialkot Mr. Musharraf Iqbal Khawaja to discuss the various project under the umbrella of PHMA Sialkot .

Chairman PHMA Sialkot Khawaja Musharraf Iqbal and Zonal Committee Members met the newly appointed Ambassador Mr. Shoaib Sarwar and informed him about the Association’s services. Khawaja Musharraf Iqbal expressed in the meeting that there is only one Danish brand imports Hosiery and Knitted products (sportswear) of about 20 million dollars from Pakistan and if some other brands of same level start importing from Pakistan, our total exports will increase significantly.

Mr. Shoaib Sarwar, Joint Secretary (FSA), Prime Minister's Office, Islamabad who will perform his duties as Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark visited PHMA Sialkot today 1st June 22023 along with Assistant Director TDAP Sialkot Dr. Zain-ul-Abaideen to discuss the scope of Hosiery & Knitwear (sportswear) in Danish market.

An iftar cum dinner was held in honor of PHMA Sialkot members from the Chairman PHMA Sialkot Musharaf Iqbal Khawaja. 

A get to gather of senior members of PHMA from Sialkot, Lahore and Faisalabad was held at PHMA Sialkot office.

Meeting with Chairman and Senior Vice Chairman, PHMA (North Zone) during their visit to the new office of PHMA Sialkot at Kashmir Road. The  executive members from PHMA Sialkot, Lahore and Faisalabad also attending the meeting and appreciated the working of PHMA Sialkot office.

Visit of Zonal Senior  Vice Chairman Kh. Mohammad Amjad to new office of PHMA Sialkot. 

A joint seminar was organized by the PHMA  and PRGEMA to discuss upcoming projects of the German government's subsidiary, GIZ, for the next three years. A large number of people from Sialkot's industry participated in the seminar.

Mr. Musharaf Iqbal Khawaja, Chairman PHMA - Sialkot attended the Opening Carmoney of Pakistan Circular Textiles Platform held at NTU 2nd International Conference Knowledge Based Textiles on Feb 14, 2023 in Faisalabad.

Mr. Musharaf Iqbal Khawaja, Chairman PHMA – Sialkot met Donald Blome, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Pakistan on 24th January 2023 at Sialkot and discussed various points of mutual interests.

Mr. Musharaf Iqbal Khawaja, Vice Chairman PHMA – North Zone attended the zonal committee meeting of PHMA North Zone to discuss the TEXPO 2023, issues of Environment, impact of foreign exchange crises on apparel and textile sector of Pakistan.

Mr. Tariq Mahmood Bhatti, Vice Chairman PHMA (NZ) and Secretary PHMA Saialkot Mr. Sohail Raza Dodhy visited the office of Mr. Aon Abbas on 18-01-2022. They met with Mr. Adil Majeed of MINTEX at MOC, Islamabad as well and discussed the different projects of e-commerce which PHMA Sialkot wants to initiate. PHMA Sialkot extended invitation to them to visit Sialkot for further discussion on e-commerce.

Mr. Tariq Mahmood Bhatti, V. Chairman PHMA (NZ) alongwith Mr. Sohail Raza Dodhy, Secretary PHMA (NZ), Sialkot had a meeting with Executive Director University of Sialkot Mr. Muhammad Rehan Younas, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Ch, Registrar Mr. Muhammad Yaqoob and Rehmat Ullah Sb head ORIC and discussed the industrial-academia collaboration. October 4, 2021

USKT and PHMA (Hosiery Association Sialkot) inked MoU to work jointly for 10X Growth of Industry. Ecommerce, Information Technology, Environment, Sportswear Designing, and Supply Chain Projects will be planned and executed jointly. USKT will connect academia of all Pakistan and scientists with the Sialkot industry to achieve 10X growth through university-industry linkages