Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has elected Munir Karim Bana, Chief Executive of Loads Limited, as its new Chairman and Usman Aslam Malik as Vice Chairman for the year 2012-13. The Chief election commission Muhammad Saleem made announcement in this regard at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Association. Besides, Aslam Rayaz, Muhammad Wasim Khalid, Agha Qasim Raza, Mashood Ali Khan, Taufiq A. Sherwani, Ahmer Afzal Khan, Mirza Shafqat Sohail, Mehmood Alam Sherani, were elected members of the Managing Committee.
Earlier, Syed Nabeel Hashmi, outgoing chairman, highlighted the events and activities undertaken by PAAPAM during last year. He congratulated Munir Karim Bana on his election as Chairman. He welcomed the newly elected Managing Committee and said that he and his team had tried to resolve the auto industry issues to a great extent but challenges still remain, particularly on burning issues such as import of used cars and non-implementation of Auto Industry Development Programme (AIDP).
The newly elected Chairman, Munir Karim Bana, thanked the outgoing chairman and appreciated the work done by the previous Managing Committee. He stressed the need to overcome the numerous challenges faced by the auto industry and assured the members that the new Managing Committee will continue working as a vibrant and active body, in spite of a very difficult economic environment and many hurdles faced by the industry.