Pakistan Tanners Association was established in late 50s. Its Central Office is situated at Defence Housing Authority, Karachi representing the leather industry and dealing with the members’ problems at Federal level. Two Zonal Offices namely PTA (Southern Zone) at Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi representing of Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces and PTA Northern Zone at Lahore which represents Punjab Province, NWFP, Northern Area and A.J.K for looking after the affairs of PTA’s members at their respective zonal level.

ESTABLISHMENT OF PTA’S INSTITUTIONS :

1. PTA has established a well equipped technical institute in financial collaboration with the Government out of EDF under the name of National Institute of Leather Technology (NILT) at Korangi, Karachi which is catering to the needs of upgrading the leather sector industry particularly through skill development of the workforce in the manufacturing units. The Institute provides Certificate and Diploma Courses.
   
   Another leather training institute has also been set up at Gujranwala for the same purpose to keep pace with the world modern fashion trend to be competitive in the international quality conscious market of leather & leather products.
   
   
2. PTA has established a full fledged Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Korangi, Industrial Area, Karachi for tannery waste water which is nearing completion under technical assistance of the Dutch Government and through joint funding by EPB out of EDF and PTA (Southern Zone) proportionately.
   
   A similar Treatment Plant has also been set up at Kasur aimed at combating severe industrial pollution.