The 4th edition of TEXPO Pakistan 2023, a flagship event of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Ministry of Commerce & Textile was inaugurated by Mr Shahbaz Sharif, the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan, accompanied by Mr Kamran Khan Tessori, Governor of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh, Mr Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Minister for Planning, Ms Marriyum Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mr Tariq Bajwa, SAPM, Dr Aisha Ghaus, Minister of State for Finance, at Expo Center (Karachi).
Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui, Federal Secretary for Commerce, Mr Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive TDAP, Dr Fareed Iqbal Qureshi, Secretary TDAP, President FPCCI, President KCCI and other leading business people also attended the Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Expo Centre, Karachi.
TEXPO is a flagship sector-specific trade event of the government of Pakistan where buyers from around the world are invited to visit Pakistan and meet their business partners in the country and see for themselves the whole range of textile sectors offered by Pakistan to meet their procurement needs. Around 450 foreign buyers/importers are visiting from 67 countries this year to participate in the event, whereas 262 exhibitors exhibited their products in TEXPO 2023.
Country delegations, including China, Netherlands, Malaysia, Kenya and Senegal etc., held extensive meetings with Mr Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui, Mr Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive TDAP and Dr Fareed Iqbal Qureshi, Secretary TDAP.
TDAP has been instrumental in promoting Pakistani Textile and leather products since its inception. It has provided great avenues for production houses/design houses to expand their businesses and exposure to international buyers. A Fashion show featuring a spectrum of top Pakistani designers, including Sana Safinaz, Rizwan Beyg, Adnan Pardesi, Huma Adnan, Warda Saleem, AIFD, Jafferjees, Amina Aqeel and Deepak Perwani, is also planned for foreign delegates.
TDAP also arranged sector-specific B2B meetings of foreign buyers with local exhibitors.
The event will contribute immensely to enhancing the country’s image and generating economic activity in general and within the textile export community. The show will go on for the next two days, i.e. 27- 28 May-2023, and the last day will also be open for the general public.