sialkot

Government allocates fund to Sialkot tannery zone

Published: November 20, 2023

The Sialkot Tannery Zone Project has received a boost with a significant allocation of funds, including Rs300 million (US$1.04 million) for the purchase of 400 acres of land by the Department of Environmental Protection Punjab. Read More...

Pakistan reviews Sialkot Tannery Zone project

Published: August 29, 2023

Authorities in Pakistan have provided an update on the ongoing construction of the Sialkot Tannery Zone. Read More...

Tanneries begin move to Sialkot Tannery Zone

Published: March 10, 2022

The Sialkot Tannery Zone Association has announced that tanneries have begun moving from the city to the new tannery zone.

Leather factory fire in Sialkot

Published: February 1, 2022

A fire broke out in a leather factory in the area of Hajipura Anwar near Khawaja Chowk in Sialkot, Pakistan on January 31.

Sialkot working to solve pollution issues

Published: January 4, 2021

A project aimed at overcoming environmental issues at the tannery zone in Sialkot is reported to be underway, with tanneries to be relocated away from the city.

WWF to help Pakistan tanneries adopt eco-friendly measures

Published: August 26, 2020

The global independent conservation organisation said it will support the tanneries based in Sialkot, Pakistan, by promoting environmentally-friendly measures under its supervision.

US$6.46 million allocated to Sialkot Tannery Zone

Published: January 28, 2020

The relocation of tanneries from the city of Sialkot, Pakistan’s province of Punjab, is expected to begin in May 2020.

Sialkot tanneries generating air and water pollution

Published: November 8, 2019

Ten years after launching the construction of the Sialkot Tannery Zone, the concerned authorities have failed in effectively managing the tanneries and in installing the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), it is claimed.

Environmental awareness raising workshop for Sialkot tanners

Published: October 24, 2019

Held at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) under the auspices of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the workshop brought together tanners, representatives from the Sialkot Tannery Zone Association and from the SCCI and Environment Protection Agency (EPA), climate change experts and students from local universities.

UNIDO, WWF and LWG raise environmental awareness in Pakistan

Published: September 20, 2019

The one-day awareness raising workshop aimed at tanners was held in Sialkot on September 18 and was jointly organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and WWF Pakistan.