KARACHI: The 16th sequel of My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony Exhibition of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) will be inaugurated on April 5th, 2019 at Karachi Expo Center in which local and foreign exhibitors will be showcasing their products and services in front of around 1 million visitors.
The three-day long exhibition, which will conclude on April 7th, will provide a perfect platform for Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer meetings, besides providing expanded recreational facilities to Karachiites who densely participate in this glittering event every year.
Highlighting the journey of My Karachi Exhibition, President KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda recalled that Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli, during the year 2004 as President KCCI, felt there was a need to clarify the negative perception about Karachi, which mainly emerged due to negative projection by the media, particularly the western media. Hence, KCCI initiated My Karachi Exhibition in 2004 which is regularly being staged every year without any break and this mega event has become an icon of success for Karachi Chamber, he added.
President KCCI said that My Karachi Exhibition keeps on improving every year thanks to the untiring efforts made by all Former Presidents of the Chamber from time to time who strived really hard to further expand this exhibition. Consequently, this exhibition has become one of the biggest event of the city and has enhanced from just three halls in 2004 to all six halls of the Expo Center.
KCCI has been regularly organizing this exhibition without any commercial objective but with a vision to promote the positive image of Karachi and the tag line of ‘Made in Pakistan’ worldwide, he added.
Junaid Makda also appreciated the support extended by Sindh Government, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and Law Enforcing Agencies for making this event successful.
He was of the view that despite numerous problems confronting the economy, the business community remains steadfast to face the challenges and remove obstacles impeding the pace of commercial and industrial activities.
He was confident that 16th My Karachi exhibition will provide an excellent chance to explore true trade potential of Karachi in particular and Pakistan in general, which is home to natural beauty, traditions and cultural heritages.
“We have designed sixteenth sequel of “My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony” exhibition to expose the great potential of regional trade. We have doubled the capacity of Food Court and Kids Playing areas where many new recreational facilities will be provided to visiting families”, he added.
President KCCI, while welcoming the support extended by Government of Sindh and TDAP, hoped that this year’s exhibition also succeeds in achieving the desired objectives.
Chairman Special Committee for My Karachi Exhibition Muhammad Idrees, while highlighting some of the salient features of this year’s exhibition, informed that more than 300 stalls have been established in all six halls of the Expo Center where local and foreign products will be displayed. “Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Romania and other friendly countries are also participating in this year’s show”, he added.
