Preparations in full swing for mega int'l carpet exhibition in Lahore
LAHORE, May 8: The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMAEA) has started preparations for the 38th Pakistan International Carpet Exhibition starting in September this year.
Pakistani handmade carpets importers as well as delegates from different countries will be invited to participate in the International Exhibition to be held in Lahore.
A review meeting was held here at PCMAEA head office here on Sunday in which participants discussed in details all related issues especially seeking financial and technical support from the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and made a roadmap for inviting foreign buyers and investors to participate in this mega event.
The meeting was attended by Abdul Latif Malik, Group leader of the Association, Pervez Hanif, Chairperson of Carpet Training Institute, Ijaz-ur-Rehman, Vice Chairman, Riaz Ahmed, Senior Executive Member, Saeed Khan, Usman Ashraf and Akbar Malik among others.
The meeting initially agreed on the dates of 20th to 22nd September 2022 for holding the exhibition while the last date of 30th May has been fixed by inviting formal applications for booking of stalls from those wishing to participate in the exhibition.
Addressing the meeting, the leaders said that the International Exhibition was disrupted due to Corona virus which had a very negative impact on Pakistan's handloom carpet industry. They said that the exhibition to be held in September this year was of utmost importance which would strengthen the ailing industry.
"We hope that the government, as in the past, will provide full financial and technical assistance to organizers of this mega exhibition to make it successful through which more and more foreign buyers and delegates will be invited," they added.
They further said that this upcoming exhibition would be very helpful in the promotion and marketing of Pakistan's handmade carpets globally and for this, not only the association but people related to this carpet industry would play their individual.