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Dignitaries

Mr. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Federal Minister

DR. GOHAR EJAZ HI, SI, Chairman Finance Committee EDF Board

MUH. SUALEH AHMED FARUQUI

Federal Secretary Commerce
Vice Chairman EDF Board

Usman Qureshi

Secretary - EDF Board

Joint Secretary Ministry of Commerce

Who We Are

Export Development Fund (EDF) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan. It works under the administration of a Board of Administrators. The aim of EDF is to address bottlenecks faced by the exporters and producers of export goods & services in Pakistan with a view to increase the performance of export sector.

Projects Location

Sialkot Dry Port Trust

Completion Of Building Of Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association At Sialkot

Display Centre for Women Entrepreneurs/SMEs and Cottage Industry – RCCI’s proposal

Business centre in Karachi by Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association

Common Facility Centre For Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Processing At Karachi

Construction of Cargo Complex at Sialkot International Airport, Sialkot

Collection Point and Cold Storage Facility for Fruits & Vegetables at Mansehra/Haripur (NWFP)

Collection Point and Cold Storage Facility for Fruits & Vegetables at Loralai

Setting up of Collection Points and Cold Storage for Fruits and Vegetables in Balochistan, Khuzdar

Construction of Cargo Shed at Karachi Airport

Strengthening And Up-Gradation Of SAARC Chamber Of Commerce & Industry’s Headquarter At Islamabad / Construction Of SAARC Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Headquarters’ Building At Islamabad

Gem & Gemological Institute of Pakistan, Peshawar

Institute of Jewellery Development, Lahore

Cleaner Product Centre at Sialkot

Kasur Tannery Pollution Control Project

Combined Effluent Treatment Plant and Pollution Ababtement Programme for Korangi Tanners at Karachi

Fan Development Institute, Gujrat

Leasing and for building of FTIP and Purchase of audio and video cassettes

Research and Training Centre for Weaving / Institute of Textile Technology and Management, Karachi

Material Testing Laboratory (SIMTEL)

PLGMEA (Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association) - Karachi

Shrimp Farming Cluster Development To Enhance Supply Of Raw Material For Seafood Industry, Sindh

Pen Fish Farm of Sea Bass and Groupers along with coastal belt of Sindh

Footwear Training Institute (FTI), Charsadda

PRGMEA House Project

Lahore Garment City Project

Construction Of FPCCI Capital Office Building

Pakistan Knitwear Institute, Lahore

Gems & Jewellery Training & Manufacturing Centre

Business centre by Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association

Carpet Institute, Lahore

Department Of Textile And Apparel Design At National Textile University, Faisalabad

Display Center/office building of Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association

Pakistan Readymade Garments Technical Training Institute, Lahore

Sialkot Tannery Zone

Technical Development Centres In Urban And Rural Areas Of Mardan By Mardan Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

Cutlery Institute of Pakistan, Wazirabad

Facility-cum-Training Centre for Leather at Kasur

LPDI Training Centre of Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers Association, Sialkot

Pakistan Knitwear Institute, Lahore

Institute for Handloom &Textile Technologies at Multan

Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore

Funding for lease charges/recurring expenses to PITAD

Cotton Ginning Research & Training Institute, Multan

Faisalabad Garment City Company

Combined Effluent Treatment Plant by PTA

Model Date Factory at Turbat

Expo Centre, Lahore

Plot for Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan from Capital Development Authority (CDA)

Export Training And Research Centre At Jhang By Jhang Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

R&D Cell At Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

Women Business Incubation/ Development Centre At Rawalpindi Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

Export Display Centre By Islamabad Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

Pakistan Institute of Trade & Development

Completion of Export Display Centre/Business Centre at Gujrat Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Establishment of Business & Trade Centre By Pakistan Sports Goods Manufacturers & Exporters Association

Construction of Cargo Complex at Sialkot International Airport, Sialkot

Karachi Garment City Project

Lahore Garment City Project

Expo Centre, Karachi

S.M.A. Rizvi Textile Institute , Karachi

Institute of Knitwear Technology at Karachi

Carpet Institute, karachi

Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi (formerly known as Textile University, Karachi)

Institute of Textile Technology and Management, Karachi

National Institute for Leather Technology (NILT), Karachi

Readymade Garments Technical Training Institute, Karachi

Pakistan Knitwear Institute, Karachi

Pakistan Bedwear Designing and Training Institute

Fashion Apparel Design and Training Institute (FADIN)

EDF Portfolio

Total Projects Approved
300+
Total Approved Funds
Rs. 32B+
Total Funds Released
Rs. 21B+
Training Infrastructure
36
Exports Marketing Events
31
Subsidization of Export Services
22
Common Facility center
22
Publicity / Advertisement
26

Major Export Sectors

Sectoral Intervention

The largest industrial sector of Pakistan meeting the global quality standards, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 in the production of textile products

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Unleashing the potential of exports of high standard pharmaceutical / medicines from Pakistan

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Pakistan is recognized for its deposits of export quality marble and onyx in a multitude of hues and patterns which is used for the craftsmanship of excellent products.

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City of Sialkot has been a centre of excellence for the production of sports goods exporting to reputable International clients including FIFA

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Craftmanship & High Technlogy in Perfect Harmony to Produce Quality Instruments in skilled companies in Sialkot

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High Export Oriented Industry with market penetration in more than 128 countries

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Knitwear goods exported from Pakistan are known for their fine quality in European, American and Middle East markets

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Pakistan has significant export potential with a wide spread diversity of commercially valued fish and fisheries products

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Pakistan is among the top ten largest rice producing countries and is recognized around the world for exporting high quality and aromatic Basmati rice.

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Superb quality of Pakistani Leather & Leather Products are highly demanded all over the world which makes it 2nd largest export earning sector of the country