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PAGE: MR. GUL PLEASE TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE PRODUCTS YOU EXPORT.
GUL: First of all, I would like to thank you for providing me this opportunity to share my views and opinions in a well-renowned magazine in Pakistan. Coming to your question about myself, let me first of all thank Almighty Allah that wherever I am today, it is because of His blessing, when I completed my studies, my father was working with his business partner at a very low operational scale. I had a dream that I wanted to do something extraordinary for my country as well as for my family. As a result, I focussed on my family business and started my own journey by setting up a modern factory in Dubai. I was among very few Pakistanis who set up their businesses abroad andthis was almost 25 years back. With continuous efforts and a professional approach, I earned a sizable profit for my county by exporting spices, pickles and rice worldwide under the brand of Mehran. Over the last 20 years since the establishment of my business, we have been receiving numerous export award trophies from the FPCCI .
Today, Mehran products are used by a majority of families, and last year we entered into the local markets in Pakistan and we are confident that within the Pakistani market Mehran will be a leading brand very soon. This would be due to the quality ingrethents used, the dynamic and hard working team, and the continuous expansion and professional management of the group. Today we have an ultra modern factory in Jeddah Saudi Arabia and a very large and modern factory in Karachi. Besides business, I am associated with Pakistani politics. I have been a member of the provincial assembly and a minister in the Sindh government and a senator of the ruling Pakistan People's Party. In addition, I have made contributions to various committees...