Brief History Of PASPIDA

The foundation stone of the Association was laid down in 1947 and it was named MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION with only a few members. In 1948 it was renamed as KARACHI MOTOR PARTS DEALERS ASSOCIATION.

In 1954, the Association extended the sphere of its activities to the whole of Pakistan and adopted the new name PAKISTAN MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION.

In 1958, the then Government introduced a scheme to recognize trade bodies with a view to enhance the value and making them more affective so that they could play their rightful rule in the filed of Trade, Commerce, Industry and economy of the country.

So in pursuance of the said scheme for recognition of Associations of Trade & Industry, THE PAKISTAN AUTOMOBILE SPARE PARTS IMPORTERS & DEALERS ASSOCIATION was incorporated on all Pakistan basis as "B" Class Association in 1961. With the efforts of our seniors PASPIDA was upgraded as "A" Class Association in 1977 by the Director of Trade Organization, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan.

The Head Office of the Association and Sindh Circle are situated in Karachi in a well-furnished Office and its other three Circles are situated at Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. The Karachi Office is equipped with all the modern means of communication.

The Association has re-licenced by the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad from July, 2008.