LAHORE: Federal Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said mega trade exhibitions will help in increasing business to business interactions.
Talking to the media after inaugurating the ‘14th International Textile Asia Trade Fair’ here at the Expo Centre on Saturday, the minister said about 300 foreign delegates had come to participate in the mega fair and about 700 stalls had been set up.
He said the exhibition was focusing the immense buying and selling potential of textile and garment machinery, accessories, raw material supplies, chemicals and allied services under one roof.
To a question, he said: “We are moving ahead under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and trying to take industry towards value addition which would attract buyers and traders.”
He said: “We want to export our cotton after full processing. Value addition factories create job opportunities especially for women, besides developing linkages with other countries.”
Responding to another query, he said the export of Pakistan readymade garment had increased.
It is pertinent to mention here that The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) was organising the exhibition in collaboration with the Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan which will continue till August 31.
