January 10, 2008	Thursday	Zilhaj 30, 1428

KARACHI, Jan 9: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has announced that Expo Pakistan 2008 will be held at the Karachi Expo Centre as per schedule on March 13-16 as foreign buyers were still keen to visit the exhibition.

This was announced after a meeting chaired by Chief Executive TDAP, Tariq Ikram, here on Wednesday.

The meeting reviewed the progress made since July 2007 and took important decisions.

The meeting was informed that chambers, trade bodies and individual companies are being approached by TDAP to ensure larger participation.

All the six halls of the Karachi Expo Centre will showcase the mega event where over 500 companies will exhibit their export products which include all core and developmental sectors, including auto and auto spare parts, fabrics and apparel, food and ingredients, gems and jewellery, home and decor, industrial goods, information technology, leather, service sector, sporting goods, surgical and pharma and textiles.

More than 1,000 leading foreign buyers of relevant sectors are expected to attend the exhibition. —APP