The upcoming Pakistan International Trade Fair(PITF) 2017 to take place this October at Karachi nearly 300 companies including 100 international firms have confirmed their participation. Hanif Gohar, Chairman Fair and Exhibition FPCCI, at the pre-event briefing on Saturday regarding the upcoming PITF said that the event will prove to be a gateway for Pakistani industries to global markets.

He was of the view that there was a very positive response from the foreign countries including Belarus, China, Iran, Malaysia, Russia, UAE, South Korea, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Germany, US, and Japan.

The trade fair will be organized at grand level as six halls of Expo Center have already booked, and this is first attempt of FPCCI in the last 35 years to organize such kind of events since 1984.

Haris Ali Mithani, Senior Vice Chairman Fairs & Exhibition FPCCI, informed that the products and services from major sectors to be showcased in PITF-2017 include textile, handicrafts etc. There will be also hundreds of high level meetings planned on the side lines of the exhibition between trade bodies and foreign delegates, key government officials and participants of the exhibition to forge alliances and joint ventures in trade and industry.

This exhibition will prove that Pakistan is still a land of opportunities. An international method has been followed in hosting this four-day exhibition. They are working on organizing 10-day exhibitions, fairs in the future, remarked Mithani.

The CPEC Seminar is another important facet of PITF, which will be held on the second day of the fair and important papers and investment information will be disseminated by the learned speakers and professionals from government and those who are directly associated in various projects in CPEC.

The hall six of the center will be Chinese pavilion where 48 Chinese companies will exhibit their products. The hall 5 will have multinational companies, and in hall 4 high brands from Pakistan will exhibit.

Various associated events such as the youth festival, fashion shows by textile firms and a gala dinner upon the closing day of the fair will also be held.

The event will be held from October 26 to 29 at Karachi Expo Center, Karachi in Paksitan