11-13-2003, 11:36 PM
[url="http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=44804"]40 Pakistani firms participating in Indian trade fair[/url]
(Online): Around 40 exhibitors from Pakistan are among 7,500 participants preparing to receive millions of visitors at the 23rd annual India International Trade Fair that opens here Friday (tomorrow).
Last year only one Pakistani company took part in the mega event, rated to be the biggest of its kind in the region, reports IANS.
Last-minute requests for participation from Indian and foreign exhibitors have made the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the organisers, set up three temporary structures to accommodate them in the fortnight-long show.
"We are still getting requests and are trying to accommodate people. We will have over 7,500 exhibitors, excluding the pavilions set up by various states and union territories," said S.H. Khan, a senior official of the state-run ITPO.
"After a gap of over 10 year, we will be seeing participation by Pakistan, besides a big contingent from China and Russia. Several companies from countries like Iran have returned for a repeat show after last year," said Khan.
One of the big attractions this year is expected to be the Pakistani exhibitors, many of whom have arrived by road, said Khan.
They would be displaying a range of wares from wooden furniture, machinery, textiles, garments and giftware.
(Online): Around 40 exhibitors from Pakistan are among 7,500 participants preparing to receive millions of visitors at the 23rd annual India International Trade Fair that opens here Friday (tomorrow).
Last year only one Pakistani company took part in the mega event, rated to be the biggest of its kind in the region, reports IANS.
Last-minute requests for participation from Indian and foreign exhibitors have made the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the organisers, set up three temporary structures to accommodate them in the fortnight-long show.
"We are still getting requests and are trying to accommodate people. We will have over 7,500 exhibitors, excluding the pavilions set up by various states and union territories," said S.H. Khan, a senior official of the state-run ITPO.
"After a gap of over 10 year, we will be seeing participation by Pakistan, besides a big contingent from China and Russia. Several companies from countries like Iran have returned for a repeat show after last year," said Khan.
One of the big attractions this year is expected to be the Pakistani exhibitors, many of whom have arrived by road, said Khan.
They would be displaying a range of wares from wooden furniture, machinery, textiles, garments and giftware.