About the association

The representative body of Pakistan’s sugar mills

Registered in November 1964 and licensed under the Trade Organizations Act, PSMA speaks for the sugar mills of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Established 1964Licensed trade organisationThree zonal committees

The association

Registered in November 1964

The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association was established as the representative organisation of all sugar mills in Pakistan. Its memorandum was signed in 1964 by four mills in East Pakistan and four in West Pakistan — Premier, Kohinoor, Habib and Crescent.

It continues to be the representative body of the sugar mills all over Pakistan, playing a pivotal role in promoting development and attaining efficiency in the best interest of the sugar mills and sugar allied industries, within the parameters of the policy of the Government of Pakistan.

Full history & objectives Registration & licence
Sugarcane stalks standing in a field

Milestones

Six decades on the record

  1. 1964

    The memorandum is signed by eight mills. The first meeting of the industry’s representatives is held on 30 August 1964 at Lahore, under the chairmanship of Taj Muhammad Khanzada.

  2. 1965

    The first Annual General Meeting is held on 28 March 1965 at Dacca, attended by 17 members, where PSMA office bearers are elected for the first time — including the zonal committees of West and East Pakistan.

  3. 1971

    After the re-organisation of provinces in West Pakistan, the Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa zones are created by resolution in September 1971.

  4. 1972

    At the AGM, PSMA advises the Government not to increase the rationing of sugar above eight chhataks per head per month, in order to avoid importing sugar.

  5. 2007–08

    The Trade Organizations Ordinance No. XXXI of 2007 repeals the earlier ordinance and all licences issued under it. PSMA applies afresh and is granted its new licence on 17 May 2008.

  6. Today

    The association maintains the industry’s statistical record, represents members to government, and pursues research into sugarcane yield, recovery and irrigation efficiency.

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History & objectives

The full account, as published by the association.

Registration & licence

The licences under which PSMA operates.

Articles of association

The governing document and the law behind it.

Previous chairmen

Every chair since the association was formed.

Executive committee

The office bearers for the current term.

Zonal committees

Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.