Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Unisame urges assigning food items geographical indication tags

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged for applying intellectual property organisation (IPO) and registrar trademarks for obtaining the geographical indication (GI) and registrations for various commodities, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Secretary Ahsan Mangi to the urgent … Read more

Unisame facilitates Hasan Faraz on taking charge of Maersk area head

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has felicitated Hasan Faraz on taking charge as the area head of Maersk Pakistan, a statement said on Thursday. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said, “We are indeed very happy to have Hasan Faraz to head Maersk in Pakistan and are confident that with his experience and … Read more

Unisame recommends barter trade with Iran

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the ministry of commerce to facilitate barter trade with Iran as trade ties are re-established between the commerce ministries of both countries, a statement said on Monday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver apprised that Iran is ready to buy big quantities of different varieties of … Read more

Unisame demands clarification on poppy seeds export

KARACHI; The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has invited the attention of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to the discrepancy in the Web One Customs (Weboc) system, a statement said on Wednesday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver said that Weboc states that the export of poppy seeds is not allowed contrary to the … Read more

Unisame stresses for white food grade poppy seeds exports

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has sought clarification from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to enable export of white food grade poppy, a statement said on Thursday. Unisame president Zulfikhar Thaver invited the attention of the FBR to the Export Policy Order of September, 2020 wherein export of imported poppy … Read more

Unisame calls for promotion of hemp exports

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to promote hemp exports and its medical uses, an official said. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver urged the prime minister to set up a regulatory authority for the promotion of hemp (Bhang) for medicinal and industrial use and exports as well. … Read more

Unisame facilitates govt on SME Policy 2021

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has facilitated Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Federal Cabinet on the announcement of the SME Policy 2021, a statement said. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver thanked the prime minister and the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Khusro Bakhtiar especially, on the announcement of the SME … Read more

Unisame dismayed over delay in SME Policy

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has expressed dismay over the continuous delay in the approval of the SME Policy, a statement said on Saturday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver said that perhaps the real reason is that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) does not have funds to implement the Small Medium Enterprises … Read more

Businessmen urge govt to curb inflation

inflation

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the government to control inflation by keeping a check on profiteering and hoarding by the big investors, a statement said on Tuesday. Unisame president Zufikar Thaver said that the Unisame is badly affected by the snowball effect of inflation and invited the attention of … Read more

Unisame express disappointment over delay in SME Policy

SME Policy

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has expressed disappointment and surprise at the unnecessary delay in the approval of the SME Policy, a statement said. The SME sector is anxiously waiting for the policy and assurances are being given for the last couple of years that it is on the anvil and … Read more