FCCI chief addresses FSA junior diplomatic course participants.

FAISALABAD -- Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) President Dr. Khurram Tariq addressed the Foreign Service Academy (FSA) Islamabad delegation comprising participants in the 28th junior diplomatic course, here on Monday.

Introducing the Faisalabad city, he said that it was established by the colonial rulers on the pattern of Union Jack, with a clock tower in the centre and eight bazars emanating from it. He said that Faisalabad had evolved as the third largest city of Pakistan with textile as its iconic identity. 'It has the largest industrial estate sprawling over 10,000 acres of land,' he said and added that the city had the unique privilege to contribute one-third of its textile export in addition to producing 80pc cloth for the domestic needs. He said that it had the largest agriculture university, second largest women university, in addition to a state-of-the-art socks unit, Interloop.

Responding to a question, he said that currently the FCCI had only local members, but now its elected body was considering opening its doors on...