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                                           Pakistan’s ambitious 100 billion export

                                           target; ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022

                                           exceeds all expectations; Heimtextil 2024

                                           Pakistan has fixed an ambitious    for textile machinery, ended on
                                           target of reaching 100 billion     23rd November 2023 in Shanghai.
             Editor-in-Chief               exports in the next five years, of   The five-day combined exhibition
             Yousaf Fareed                 which $50 billion would come from   highlighted various technological
                                           textiles. This is easier said than   solutions to help textile
             Editor                        done, as we still need the         manufacturers stay competitive
             Hassan Saeed                  necessary infrastructure and       and sustainable. Held at the
                                           technology in textiles.            National Exhibition and Convention
             Sub-Editor                                                       Centre (Shanghai), the exhibition
             Arooj Sajid                   However, an Export Advisory        grossed 160,000 square meters
             Dr Sharjeel Abid              Council for the top 12 Textile     and occupied six venue halls. It
             Aheda Tariq                   Exporters from all sectors has     featured exhibits from 18 product
                                           been formed to achieve this target.   sectors of the entire textile
             Advisory Board:               The Textile Export Advisory Council   manufacturing value chain, ranging
             Dr. Tanveer Hussain           consists of some of Pakistan’s     from spinning to finishing,
             Dr. Muhammad Tausif           biggest exporters.                 recycling, testing, and packaging.
                                           The second Export Advisory         The eighth combined exhibition
             Marketing Manager             Council for Non-Textile sectors,   welcomed a visitorship of 100,000
             Emran Shah                    with 12 Sector Chairmen,           from 105 countries and regions.
             Qudsia Rahim                  concluded that the Road to Export   Local Chinese visitors from 31
                                           Growth passes through China. This   provinces and cities formed the
             Layouts                       cannot be expected in the textile   largest group of visitors, followed
             Faizan Khan                   sector, where China is the primary   by India, Taiwan, South Korea,
                                           and strongest competitor of all    Bangladesh, and Iran.
             Circulation                   leading textile economies. China
             Muhammad Farhan               has been subdued in some textile   The next ITMA ASIA + CITME
                                           sectors not because of quality or   exhibition will be held from 14 to 18
             Address                       price but due to sanctions         October 2024 at the NECC
             C-302, City Towers            imposed on its textiles from the   Shanghai. It is organized by Beijing
             Main Boulevard, Gulberg II    United States and the European     Textile Machinery International
             Lahore-Pakistan               Union.                             Exhibition Co., Ltd. and
                                                                              co-organized by ITMA Services.
             Phone: + 92 42 35 788 700     Sources say the textile
             Cell:   + 92 300 845 99 05    stakeholders were concerned        Over 2,600 global exhibitors will
                                           about high power rates, and the    present innovations at Heimtextil,
             Email: info@textalks.com      members from Sindh protested the   including numerous companies
             Skype: textalks               enhancement of gas tariff for Sindh   with unique products for the
                                           and reduction in Punjab after the   contract business, which can be
             www.textalks.com              principle of tariff rationalization was   found quickly and easily via the
                                           applied to gas on the same pattern   Interior. Architecture. Hospitality
                                           as in electricity. Ever since the   FINDER. Together with renowned
                                           induction of the caretaker         partners, Heimtextil presents
                                           government, the gas and power      high-quality lectures and themed
                                           tariffs have been raised to record   tours. Among them are AIT dialog,
                                           levels.                            AHGZ / hotel design, the media,
                                                                              and world architects. Various
                                           ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition,      TALKS & TOURS and TOURS will
                                           Asia’s leading business platform   occur on all four days.


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