Carpet exhibition attracts thousands

Pakistan has huge potential of earning foreign exchange through export of carpet

PHOTO: AFP

LAHORE:


The four-day Pakistan International Carpet Exhibition 2015, organised in Lahore from October 6-9 by the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA), attracted several local as well as international visitors.


PCMEA Exhibition Committee Chairman Akhtar Cooki said 65 national companies displayed their products in the exhibition that morphed into the largest showcase of Pakistan’s carpet merchandise.


“Pakistan has huge potential of earning foreign exchange through export of carpet as the local companies have achieved excellence in terms of quality and met international standards,” said Cooki.

The exhibition offered many new varieties of hand-knotted carpets to visitors. The mega show attracted both foreign buyers and visitors, as the sizable presence of foreigners amazed everyone keeping in view of law and order situation in the country.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2015.



 
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