Moscow (Shahid Ghumman): The final list of Pakistani businessmen and companies participating in the Pakistan–Russia Business Forum, scheduled for March 4 during Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to Moscow, has been released.
According to official sources, 90 companies and institutions from Pakistan will participate in the forum, with more than 100 leading business executives and representatives forming part of the delegation. The participants represent a broad spectrum of sectors including agro and food, livestock, textiles, leather, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, surgical instruments, IT, logistics, sports goods, minerals, and tourism.
From the agro and food sector, key participants include Mr. Shahid Tawawala (CEO, Meskay & Femtee Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Chela Ram Kewlani (CEO, KK Rice Mills Pvt. Limited), Mr. Malik Faisal Jehangir (CEO, White Pearl Group of Companies), Mr. Musab Mian Tazij (CEO, Tazij Meats and Food), Mr. Muhammad Nadeem (Director, Meat World), Mr. Kashif Ahsan Hashmi (Proprietor, Ashrafi Farms), Mr. Syed Hasan Raza (CEO, Syed Traders and General Secretary, All Pakistan Meat Exporters and Processors Association), Muhammad Umair Arshad (Director, Sadiq Gelatin Industries Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Abrar Ahmed (CEO, Seagreen Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Shujaat Ali (CEO, Inter-Fret Consolidators Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Chaudhry Majid Ahmad (Director, National Fruit Processing Factory), Mr. Muhammad Riaz (Manager Exports, Al-Rafique Enterprises), Mr. Naushad Malik (Sales Director, Chase International), Mr. Ismail Suttar (CEO, Hub-Pak Salt Refinery), Mr. Malik Bashir Ahmed (CEO, Orient Corporation), and Mr. Tamoor Akbar (Managing Director, Khadim Industry).
Government officials accompanying the delegation include Mr. Muhammad Farhan Khan (Assistant Fisheries Development Commissioner, Marine Fisheries Department), Mr. Muhammad Ishfaque (Department of Plant Protection), and Dr. Maqbool Ahmed (Director, Animal Quarantine Department).
In the textile and apparel sector, notable representatives include Mr. Farooq Dilshad (Vice President Sales & Marketing, Azgard Nine Ltd.), Mr. Muhammad Siddique Bhatti (Group Director, US Apparel & Textiles Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Gohar Mustafa Chaudhry (Director, Gohar Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Muhammad Naqeeb Raza (Senior Manager, Mehmood Group), Mr. Mohammed Yousuf Asif (CEO, Mercury Pakistan Pvt Ltd.), Mr. Santosh Kumar Bawani (Partner, Sattari Garments), Mr. Ahsan Malik (Exports Director, Mehtabi Mills), Mr. Muhammad Amjad (Managing Director, Saddique Group Industry), Mr. Muhammad Ali Babar (Partner, Bright Sports), and Mr. Muhammad Bilal Ahmad (CEO, Bilal Apparel).
From the leather and sports goods sector, participants include Mr. Tasawar Hussain (CEO, Manawar Industries), Mr. Syed Salman Abbas Bokhari (Managing Director, Hint Fashion Sialkot), Mr. Muhammad Ahmed (Manager, Zainab & Co. Karachi), Mr. Ikram ul Haq (Chairman, Zainab & Co.), Mr. Shehzada Khurram Zaib (Director, Shafi Leather), Mr. Shehzada Zeeshan Zeb (Partner, BedRock Industries), Mr. Muhammad Azam (CEO, Royal Leather), Mr. Qasim Riaz (Director, White Pak Leather), Tahir Nadeem (Partner, Wembley Sports), Mr. Husnain Bilal (Marketing Director, Treue Sports), Mr. Arshad Latif Butt (CEO, Matrix Intech), Mr. Hafiz Sheikh Junaid Shahid (Lilo Sports), Mr. Zaeem Raza (CEO, Rebel Martial Arts), and Mr. Arslan Sheikh (Sunny Industries).
In the pharmaceutical sector, the delegation includes Mr. Muhammad Kamran Nasir (CEO, AGP Limited), Mr. Usman Faisal (Manager, Pharmagen Limited), Zamir ul Hasan (Managing Director, Citi Pharma Limited), Mr. Tahir Ahmed (CEO, Citi Pharma Limited), Mr. Muhammad Sajid (Chief Officer Value Chain & Growth, Citi Pharma Limited), Mr. Omer Iqbal Awan (Group Managing Director), Usman Shaukat (Managing Director, Bio-Labs Pvt. Ltd.), and Mr. Amir Saeed (Director, Herbion International Inc.).
From the chemicals and industrial sector, Mr. Muhammad Abid (CEO, Faiz Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Imran Afzal (Director, Nimir Industrial Chemical Limited), Mr. Khawaja Masood Akhtar (CEO, Nimir Industrial Chemical Limited), and Mr. Zaheer Akram (Deputy Director Operations) will represent their organizations.
The surgical instruments sector includes Mr. Junaid Amin (Director, Weldon Instruments), Mr. Abdul Basit (Director, Rhein Enterprises Pvt Ltd.), Mr. Khaliq Mehmood Mughal (CEO, Sobytek Instruments Co.), Mr. Mirza Faisal Baig (Saweez Surgical Corporation), Mr. Khurram Azhar (Partner, Stahlmann Pro), Mr. Muhammad Ishfaque Mhay (CEO, Mhay Industries), Mr. Mohammad Murad Arshad (Partner, Pomee Corporation), and Mr. Mirza Jahanzeb Baig (AppleDent).
The IT and technology sector will be represented by Mr. Anjum Shahzad (CEO, Vaival Technologies), Mr. Muhammad Adil Irfan (CEO), Mr. Danish Hameed (CTO), Mr. Abdul Haseeb (CEO, TMC Private Limited), and Muhammad Ali Inayat (CEO, Kinverg Technology and Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.).
Logistics and transport representatives include Mr. Rana Asim Shakoor (Chairman, Fleet Operators Association of Pakistan), Mr. Ramiz Ali Rabbani (Managing Director, Best Trans Pvt Ltd.), and Mr. Muhammad Awais (CEO, PGT International Pvt Ltd.).
Tourism sector participants include Mr. Arif Hussain (CEO, Exploria Islamabad), Mr. Sheraz Ali (COO, Apricot Tours Pvt Ltd.), Mr. Ibrar Hussain (Manager, See Pakistan Tours), Mr. Jamil ur Rahman (CEO, Bonita Travel and Tours), Ms. Noshaba Shehzad Masud (CEO, Jaiyana Travel and Tourism), and Mr. Bilal Hussain (Manager, Beyond Borders Tourism Services).
Officials believe that the scale and diversity of participation underscore Pakistan’s intent to significantly expand economic engagement with Russia. The Business Forum, being held in the presence of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, is expected to pave the way for new trade agreements, joint ventures, and long-term sectoral partnerships between the two countries.
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