Lahore : Federal Commerce and Textile Minister Pervaiz Milik will
Inaugurate the three-day 18th Textile Asia International Exhibition 2017 on Saturday (today) at Expo Centre Lahore.
The exhibition is organized by the Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA).
Chairman of the association Ijaz Khokhar said that the Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association is organizing this mega textile exhibition third time in Lahore in collaboration with Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan, which will last for three days till Monday (Sept 18).
He said that more than 50,000 trade and corporate visitors are expected to visit during three days from Silkot, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Lahore to see latest garment machinery and accessories to upgrade their standard and capacity. “It is the effort of PRGMEA to bring international exhibitors to Lahore for its members to see physically modern technology at their doorstep instead of traveling abroad.”
He said that more than 600 foreign delegates are also participating in the textile machinery show. He said that the event will provide an effective platform for collaborations to the textile sector’s SMEs, majority of which are located
in Punjab, having no financial capacity to attend international exhibitions. He observed that the local textile sector’s whole chain has also been invited to attend this country’s largest textile show.
PRGMEA vice chairman Jawwad Ch said the textile fair is Pakistan’s biggest trade show of B2B Value Added Textile, Garment, Embroidery, Digital Printing Machineries, Chemicals and allied services. More than 550 international brands will display their products in over 515 booths.
