He said the exhibition will be held at Pak-China Friendship Centre in Islamabad, which will be formally inaugurated by President Mamnoon Hussain, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Pervez Khattak was invited at the closing ceremony. But, he said the participation of KP CM as chief guest was yet not confirmed. SCCI president said the exhibition will feature on food items, handicrafts, industrial inputs and related items of KP will be showcased in two day exhibition in Islamabad which would attract not only the residents of twin cities, allied areas but also the foreign dignitaries and their families.
Mr Afzal said in the two-day exhibition around 100 stalls of different products made in Pakhtunkhwa will be presented for the people. He further said that different stalls like Peshawari Chappal, sweets, Swati shawl, embroidery work, etc will be presented for the people, adding that the sole aim of the exhibition was to invite national and international investors to take interest in investment opportunities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Flanked by SCCI senior vice president, Mohammad Iqbal, Vice president Abidullah Khan, former president Zulfiqar Ali Khan, and Mohammad Iftikhar Awan and others, Mr Afzal said that the expo will build a soft image of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the world. He further said that the SCCI was working for the promotion of art and culture of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa across the country; adding that earlier, due to militancy and terrorism the business community of the province had faced difficult times but now with the efforts of police and Pak army calm has returned and peace restored in the province.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017