The initial construction work on Sialkot Expo Centre costing Rs140 million has been started. The expo centre is being constructed, adjacent to Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) building.
SCCI sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that the purpose of setting up of expo centre is to display locally manufactured products under single roof and to organise exhibitions.
The under constructed Expo Centre would be a multi-storied building consisting on four display centres, two halls, office box, auditorium, restaurant and living rooms for the foreign visitors.
The industrial sector of Sialkot is contributing handsome foreign exchange amounting to 800 million dollars annually.
The completion of Sialkot Expo Centre would another addition in the hub of cottage industry, which would help facilitate foreigners, especially the diplomats on their visit to Sialkot.