DIRECTORS’ REPORT

 

 

The Board of Directors of your company are pleased to present 16th Annual Report together with Audited accounts and Report thereon for the year ended 30th June 2007.

 

Your company has sustained a net loss after tax, of Rs.800,637 during the year ended 30th June, 2007 on account of administrative expenses as no commercial production resumed. However, to keep the machinery safe and in running conditions, necessary repairs and maintenance are being carried out from time to time.

 

During the period under review, the factory remained idle owing to paucity of infrastructural facilities in Winder caused frequent electricity load shedding, unworkable prices of oil (diesel) and high fluctuation in cotton and yarn prices thus causing recession in this Textile unit. To facilitate Winder Industrial units, the Federal Government has approved supply of Gas connections for which Federal Government and Provincial Government contributed funds and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited has undertaken and started work for gas pipe line. The management is hopeful to revive the factory upon the supply of gas connection to resume the operational activity so as to utilize precious capital investment for upliftment of economic activity in Balochistan Province as well as for ultimate benefit of its shareholders.

 

As regards, the Auditors observations in Auditors Report at c) , d) and e),regarding non charging of depreciation on specific fixed assets since 2002, it is clarified that the company’s policy with regard to depreciation is to follow minimum recommended approach under International Accounting Standards(IAS). According to IAS 16, the depreciation method envisaged at No.62 for units of production method has been adopted by your company as suited as the said method for expected use and output of the respective fixed assets is based on  the life expectancy of the machineries having good condition. Hence, your ,management on each year while reviewing the expected pattern of consumption of those asset’s residual value not made provision for charging the depreciation from the period of non usage. However, when these assets are utilized upon start of commercial production, the adjustment as required to the carrying of amounts and classification of assets with an appropriate method would be applied and determined in recognition of impairment loss for charging depreciation.

 

Further, it is clarified that straight line depreciation charging during the period of un-use of assets would have inappropriately resulted in further depletion of value of assets and the burden of losses on the books of the company for the period when its operations were fully suspended and its fixed assets being unutilized have useful life.

 

Regarding doubts on going concern with material uncertainty highlighted by the Auditors at d) and e) reference to it is clarified that such observation for this unit over the years have not made any significance at all as the management of your company has been striving with utmost efforts by injecting funds from their own account. The assets of your company are not revalued from its inception whereas its market value would be sufficient to bear the liabilities as no mark up or interest bearing debts created which may result in aggravating the losses. The management has been in untiring efforts to resume the operations based on viability of the Unit for Gas connection which is in progress.

 

The Board of Directors through out the period under Review have complied with the Code of Corporate Governance as per Listing Regulations of Stock Exchange and confirm that:-

 

*. The Financial statements prepared by the Company present fair state of affairs, the results of its operations, cash flows and changes.

 

*    Proper books of accounts of the Company have been maintained.

 

 *. Appropriate accounting policies have been adhered-to in preparation of financial statements based on reasonable and prudent practices.

 

*.  International Accounting standards as applicable in Pakistan have been followed in preparation of financial statements.

 

*. The internal control system has been effectively implemented and monitored.

 

*. There are no significant doubts upon the Company’s ability to continue as going concern as the work for repairs and maintenance of machinery is progressing and your management has planned to re-start the Unit during the current cotton Crop.

 

*.  There has been no material departure from the best practices of corporate governance as well as Transfer pricing.

 

*.  During the year, 4 (Four) meetings of the Board of Directors were held. The attendance record of which is as follows:-

 

     Names of Directors                                       No. of meetings attended

1.     Mr. Akbar Ali Hashwani Chief Executive.             4

2.     Mr. Amin A. Hashwani      Director                       4

3.     Mr. Nizam A. Hashwani    Director                       4

4.     Mr. Abdullah Hashwani     Director                       4

5.     Mrs. Sultana Hashwani      Director                       4  

6.     Mrs.Farieha Hashwani      Director                       3

7.     Syed Raza Abbas Jaffery Director ( Representing NIT)    3    

 

(Leave of absence granted to the directors upon their request exhibiting pre-engagement and / or inability to attend the Board meetings.)

 

The retiring Auditors M/S Feroze Sharif Tariq & Co. Chartered Accountants Karachi being eligible have offered themselves for re-appointment for the financial year ending 30th June, 2008. The Board of directors on the recommendation of Audit committee have proposed appointment of M/S Feroze Sharif Tariq & Co. Chartered Accountants for the year ending 30th June, 2008.

 

DIVIDEND

As the company booked losses therefore no dividend has been declared.

 

The Pattern of shareholding as required under Section 234 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 for the period ended 30th June, 2007 is attached to the Annual Report.

 

Your directors place on record the appreciation of efforts of the concerned quarters and look forward to their continued support.  

                                                         

 

                                                                   By Order of the Board.

Date : 8th October, 2007.

Karachi.                                                       ( Akbar Ali Hashwani )

                                                                    Chief Executive.