LAHORE: Kamran Arshad, the newly elected chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), assumed charge on Wednesday for his two-year term (2024-26), pledging to “make the sector thrive, not just survive and turning the challenges into opportunities for collective success”. The other elected office-bearers include Muhammad Jameel Qasim and Siddique Javed Bhatti as senior vice-chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, while Shahzad Ahmed Sheikh will oversee the value-added sector as vice-chairman. Meanwhile, Fawad Anwar of Al-Karam Textile Mills has been elected as chairman of the Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) and Musadaq Zulqarnain as its vice-chairman.