KCCI delegation visits KPT
KARACHI: A high level, 35-member delegation of KCCI led by Chairman KCCI Zubair Motiwala and President KCCI M Javed Bilwani visited Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on the invitation of the KPT Board of Trustees with a strategic aim of boosting national trade.
A briefing on facilities available at KPT was given in connection with the Export Finance Scheme initiative of KCCI and thereafter avenues of boosting national trade with efficient port operations and infrastructure development initiatives pursued by KPT came under discussion during the meeting.
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