Chairman PAEI Khurshid Barlas along with his delegation met with Commerce Secretary and Additional Secretary Ahsan Ali Mangi:

KARACHI(PR) Chairman of Pakistan Association of Exhibition Industry Khurshid Barlas along with the delegation including Fahad Barlas Convener Exhibition, Amin-ur-Rahman, Sadia Zia, Sheikh Rehan-ur-Rahman EC member Zaka from Federal Secretary Commerce of Pakistan Muhammad Saleh Ahmed Farooqi to his office. I met Additional Secretary Ahsan Ali Mangi and Director General International Trade from Karachi also joined the meeting. Khurshid Barlas gave a briefing about the domestic and foreign events organized by the Pakistan Association of Exhibition Industry for the investment and development of the country. Appreciate the efforts taken . Khurshid Barlas said during the conversation that Pakistan Association of Exhibition Industry also told about Pakistan Tourism, Pharmaceutical, Minerals Medical Summit on February 10, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are attractive opportunities for Pakistani investors in many sectors of the economy including tourism, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemical industry, real estate and food processing. Many Pakistani products are available in the Saudi market.

For this, it is necessary that both countries provide access to each other’s products in their market. Khursheed Barlas drew the attention of Secretary Commerce to the fact that there is no place for expo events in Islamabad. He said that due to the reduced space in Islamabad, efforts are being made to include the Expo Center project in the Rink Road project. Finally, the founder chairman of Pakistan Association of Exhibition Industry Khurshid Barlas also presented the shield to Federal Secretary Commerce Muhammad Saleh Ahmed Farooqi on behalf of Pakistan Association Exhibition Industry. Fahad Barlas Convener Exhibition Amin-ur- Rahman, Sadia Zia, Sheikh Rehan-ur- Rahman EC members were also present.