Staff Reporter Islamabad
Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that Paki-stan has great potential to earn billions of dollars by promoting the marble sector exports.
He urged the government to take necessary steps to address the key issues of this sector to har-ness its actual potential for improving the economy.
He expressed these views after administering oath to the newly elected Office Bearers of All Pakistan Marble Industries Association (APMIA) as Chief Guest.
Shabbir Ahmed was sworn in as Chairman, Sattar Hussain Shah Senior Vice Chairman, Farooq Hameed Bhatti Vice Chairman (North) and Jamshed Khan Amazai Vice Chairman (South) of All Paki-stan Marble Industries Association for the year 2021-22. All the candidates were elected unop-posed.
Shakeel Munir said that Pakistan has vast re-serves of marble and granite, but due to the lack of modern technology and machinery, the country could harness its true potential for economic devel-opment.
