Chairperson KP Chapter of Handicraft Association of Pakistan, Maryam Iqbal said that Turkey has made a lot of development in handicraft while the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have expertise in the field, so there should be exchange of handmade products between the two countries to promote bilateral trade.

She said this during a meeting with Pakistani Deputy Consul General Saleem Ullah Khan Niazi in Istanbul (Turkey), says a press statement issued here on Saturday. She said that the women of KP are famous in the world in handmade products and if both countries take effective steps to showcase these products and ensure handicraft display in their embassies that would help for increasing business of handicraft.

The Deputy Consul General, Saleem Ullah Khan assured Maryam Iqbal that he would cooperate in promoting handicraft and will do everything possible to promote the craft industry of Pakistan. On this occasion, Maryam Iqbal presented a traditional hand mate cap and a shawl of Peshawar to the Deputy Council General of Pakistan in Istanbul.

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