Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) and the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) have signed an MoU to explore the possibility of trade development through their institutional members.

The MoU was signed by Mumammad Idrees, Vice-President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and B P Shashidhar, President, Kassia.

Earlier on Friday, The Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) and the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) jointly organised a seminar on trade opportunities between India and Pakistan at KASSIA Udyog Bhavan, Bangalore.

A 16-member industry delegation comprising representatives from the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), the Lahore Chamber of Commerce, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, the Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the All Pakistan Furniture Makers’ Association took part in the seminar.

The delegation represented industrialists from various sectors including auto parts, yarn, textiles, chemicals, CNG, insulating material, furniture, household appliances, hosiery, electrical goods, electronic appliances, ladies shoes, purses, handicrafts and batteries.