The jurisdiction of Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce
& Industry is Bahawalpur Division totally.
Brief data of Bahawalpur Chamber is given as under:-
Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce was established
in October, 1986 with the permission of Ministry
of Commerce, Government of Pakistan. This Chamber
is a major link between the Government and trade/
industrial sectors of Bahawalpur region. Our
aim is to activate the industrial & business
growth in Bahawalpur Division.
Bahawalpur is an important trade and commercial
center of Pakistan. Bahawalpur Division is playing
a vital role in the economy of Pakistan. It
consists of three districts i.e. Bahawalpur,
Bahawal Nagar and Rahimyar Khan. It was a princely
state before the partition of the Indian sub
continent and inception of Pakistan. It is an
agro based area and produces 34% best quality
of cotton of the whole country besides wheat,
sugarcane, rice, fruits and vegetables etc.
Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce & Industry
is also striving to play its role for the betterment
of trade & industrial development of this
area.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF BAHAWALPUR DIVISION
1) Bahawalpur Division consists of three districts
i.e. Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan.
2) Bahawalpur Division is producing
42% Mangoes of the total production in the Punjab
province.
3) Bahawalpur Division is an
Agro-based area and most of the industry exists
on agriculture produce. It is the first area in
Pakistan which had been declared as contamination
free cotton area and is producing approximately
34% sharing in cotton of the whole country. The
establishment of Export Processing Zone at Rahimyar
Khan has also been declared in the current Federal
Budget.
4) This division has a vast area
mostly consists of Desert of Cholistan which keeps
23% Live Stock (Sheep, Cow, Goat, Camel) of total
Pakistan share.
5) Bahawalnagar, Hasilpur, Haroonabad
are producing a large quantity of rice and its
share of Par-boiled Rice is about 10% of the whole
country.
HANDICRAFTS
1) The Traditional
garments of Bahawalpur Region are Rille, Hand
Woven Carpets, Mukesh Work and Hand Embroidery
Garments but this sector is unorganized and most
of the work is done in the villages and its difficult
to collect the actual data.
2) Eight years before, Bahawalpur
Division was known to produce Terry Towels Fabrics
but now-a-days this industry has come to an end.
The jurisdiction of Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce
& Industry is Bahawalpur Division totally.
Brief data of Bahawalpur Chamber is given as under:-