In the Annual Elections of PHMA (Southern Zone) 2016-17, Export Development Group (EDG) candidates have been elected unopposed. The Election Commission of PHMA (Southern Zone) declared the following candidates as unopposed. The successful EDG candidates included Irfan Z Bawany, Saleem M Parekh, Junaid Esmail Makda, Jamal Rasheed, M Yaseen Essa, Tariq Munir, Umair Ghulam Mohammad, Bashir A Ghaffar, Abdul Kadir Bilwani, Asim Shabbir Patka, Ayaz Ali, Khizer Mehboob.
The successful candidates for both Central Executive Committee and Zonal Committee seats were backed by the Export Development Group (EDG) headed by Jawed Bilwani, Patron in Chief of PHMA. He thanked and complimented all members of PHMA for once again reposing confidence and trust in the Export Development Group (EDG). He said EDG has been successful in all the elections for the last 19 years.
He expressed the hope that the new EDG elected representatives will make all efforts to resolve all issues and problems faced by Knitwear industry. The election of PHMA's office-bearers for 2016-2017 and Annual General Meeting will be held on September 24, at PHMA House, Karachi.-PR