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The Textile Institute of Manchester

FTI Fellowship to

Mr. M. Taher Punjwani citation? Karachi i.e. without a big capital investment. I shared

another feather in his cap! Taher Punjwani: I have been fortunate to have my knowledge with my friends in the Industry and my
Factory was also open for them.
opportunities of different fields of Textile in Pakistan
and the USA, in Research and Development
Departments of Textiles Machinery manufacturers and In this Ceremony, Prof. Qutab was awarded the
In the Ceremony held in Manchester on 23rd May supervisors and Heads of Spinning and Weaving the largest Textile Mills of the time otherwise not even Institute Medal for his outstanding services to the
2019 Mr. M. Taher Punjwani was awarded Fellowship Departments School and Colleges were established. open to visitors. I was trained to install Automatic Textile Industry in general and Pakistan in particular
– CText FTI by prestigious The Textile Institute of As level of the teaching in all Institutes could not be winders of Barber Colman – who were then as the Chairman of Lahore Section of the Textile
Manchester. This award is the highest level the same, the Industry with the help of the manufacturers of Automatic winders etc. Because of Institute. Because of his work and academic activities
Professional Qualification by the Institute. In this time Government established the Textile Institute in 1910 these opportunities, I acquired general knowledge of many Textiles Technologist / Engineers have become
of specialization a few have accomplished which in 1925 was Incorporated by the Royal Charter different fields of Textiles and therefore many the Institute Members. He has encouraged deserving
recognition in different fields of Textiles. He is the with the objective of promoting professionalism and Americans in Textiles respected me and called me Mr. Members to apply for ATI (Associateship of the Textile
singular honour of being a Textile Technologist, Textile standardisation of Textiles education which are: Textile even Barber Colman’s competitor of Murata of Institute) and seniors for FTI (Fellowship of the Textile
Engineer and Textile manufacturer. He excelled in his LTI – Licentiate ship is awarded to a person who has Japan invited me to show their first high-tech Institute).
endeavours and undertakings therefore at one time acquired of good knowledge of Textiles or related machine before introducing in the market.
knew him in the USA as Mr. Textiles, in the Far East Industry. Syed Qutab has been in Textile since 1953 and
Icon of Textiles and in Pakistan a father of Pakistan ATI – is chartered professional qualification awarded You are also called father of Pakistan Knitwear – earned reputation of the most competent and
please tell us briefly about your contribution.
Knitwear. In reply to some questions, Mr. Punjwani – generally to those with specialization in one area of Taher Punjwani: In 1981 when I entered in knitwear knowledgeable in Weaving in particular thus referred
Taher explained and elucidated: Textiles. manufacturing most Factories were not aware of it to as Baba-e-weaving. His Management skill has
FTI – the Fellowship is awarded to those who make a been recognized as par excellence. He teaches in the
What is the criteria to qualify for FTI and is it a major personal creative contribution to Textile difference between yarns of weaving and knitting, University of Management & Technology, Lahore. His
degree of the University? sciences and or/Textile Industry – it is not awarded gauge of knitting machine required for a particular contribution in his personal capacity and the
Taher Punjwani: As we know, the Greater Manchester automatically even to a person with PhD degree. It is count of yarn and for a given fabric. Excessive Chairman of The Textile Institute organises Seminars
was the birth place of Industrial Revolution more so of therefore also an honourable award. shrinkage a major problem was minimized and I was and Conferences in Lahore and Faisalabad
the Textile Industry. In the process it became the hub able to manufacture exportable knitwear with local immense. His many students have obtained
of “mechanized” Textile Industry of the World. To In some Textile Centre in the USA you were known as knitting and dyeing machines which I got doctorates degrees in Textiles who always respect
cater for the need of skill labour, mechanics, Mr. Textiles, please briefly tell us about this manufactured on my specifications in Faisalabad and him their ustad (respected teacher).

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