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Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

The main strategic initiatives of the Gems & Jewellery Strategy cover the following areas of intervention in the value chain:

Recommendations for Geological Survey of the Balochistan and NWFP.

Introduction of Modern Technology and Methods of Mining.

Establishment of Gems Trading House/Bureau at Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.

Establishment of Cutting Centres in Peshawar, Karachi and Lahore.

Developing Training Facilities in the Cutting, Gemmology, Designing and Manufacturing.

Quality Control - Hallmarking and Assaying Facilities as well as Gem labs for Certification.

Marketing and Branding Initiatives, i.e., domestic market trend surveys,

Website development, policy/regulatory changes to improve enabling environment for exports, seminars and Exhibitions.

Development of Infrastructure i.e. logistics, financial, services, insurance and MIS system.

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Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery 54

Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

The strategy is a combined effort of Gems & Jewellery Industry's stake holders, SMEDA (MOIP&SI) and J.E Austin Inc (USAID). It is for the first time that a working Strategy from mine-to-market has been developed and is based on first hand information from the different stakeholders rather than relying on the secondary data available. The methodology applied was studying the value chain analysis and recommending solutions to the problems and designing possible pilot projects for immediate implementation.

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Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery 53

Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

The first gemstone mine in Pakistan was discovered in 1951, in the Haramosh Range in Gilgit. But it took no less than 27 years for the establishment of Gemstones Corporation of Pakistan (GEMCP), under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, in 1978. GEMCP was responsible for exploring, mining, auctioning and exports of gemstones. Within 15 years of its establishment, GEMCP was disbanded in 1993-94 and private sector was encouraged to invest in the sector. The impact of privatization proved to be positive, as exports of gemstones have risen since then, albeit slightly. In 2003, the total value of gemstones export was worth US$4 million. Factors including lack of appropriate skills, vested interest, regulatory bottlenecks, technological limitation and so forth, have been responsible for hindering the efforts of new investors to make any significant progress in this regard.

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Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery 52

Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

The strategy is a combined effort of Gems & Jewellery Industry's stake holders, SMEDA (MOIP&SI) and J.E Austin Inc (USAID). It is for the first time that a working Strategy from mine-to-market has been developed and is based on first hand information from the different stakeholders rather than relying on the secondary data available. The methodology applied was studying the value chain analysis and recommending solutions to the problems and designing possible pilot projects for immediate implementation

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Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery 51

Pakistani Sindhi Women Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

The first gemstone mine in Pakistan was discovered in 1951, in the Haramosh Range in Gilgit. But it took no less than 27 years for the establishment of Gemstones Corporation of Pakistan (GEMCP), under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, in 1978. GEMCP was responsible for exploring, mining, auctioning and exports of gemstones. Within 15 years of its establishment, GEMCP was disbanded in 1993-94 and private sector was encouraged to invest in the sector. The impact of privatization proved to be positive, as exports of gemstones have risen since then, albeit slightly. In 2003, the total value of gemstones export was worth US$4 million. Factors including lack of appropriate skills, vested interest, regulatory bottlenecks, technological limitation and so forth, have been responsible for hindering the efforts of new investors to make any significant progress in this regard.

Read more