LAHORE: Delegates from 46 countries of Africa and Central Asian Republics (CARs) are due to participate in the first “Pakistan Engineering and Healthcare Show 2022” to be held at Lahore Expo Center from February 25 to 27.

The exhibition is being organised by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) in which 21 product categories from national engineering and health sectors will be showcased. The purpose of the exhibition is to connect Pakistan’s existing exports, starting from CARs and Africa, to 83 percent of world demand for engineering products.

The exhibition will provide an opportunity for local SMEs to showcase their products in these selected markets including Africa that is untapped and having tremendous potential with 369-B world imports of engineering products. Similarly, CARs importing engineering products worth $ 57 billion will be a tremendous opportunity for investment, joint ventures and brand franchising. The sectors that will be exhibiting products included healthcare, agricultural machinery, safety equipment, surgical instruments, sports goods, musical instruments, auto-parts, gems and jewellry, cosmetics, furniture, rubber and its allied products, packaging, plastic and its implements, stationery, paperboard, electrical machinery, cookware, marble, minerals, steel and iron, construction material, cutlery, mobile devices, handicrafts, pharmaceutical, and chemicals.

“TDAP is striving towards developing the non-traditional sectors of Pakistan in order to make them the engines of export growth. The engineering sector is one such emerging sector, which will allow Pakistan to ascend the value chain for its exports”, said Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor for Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production, and Investment of Pakistan, while speaking at the soft launching ceremony of show.

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