KARACHI, Dec 15: Pakistan’s third international exhibition — Machine tools and automation Pakistan and auto and auto parts Pakistan — concluded on Saturday at the Expo Centre with large-scale orders and business leads.

With around 150 companies participating, the 3rd international MTAP & AAPP 2007 received an overwhelming response from exhibitors from Taiwan, France, UAE, Japan, China, Turkey and Thailand who considered Pakistan a very prospective market for their products.

The international participants expressed deep satisfaction over quality of visitors at the show, which were around 10,000 trade professionals, key decision makers and tradesmen from all over the world.

The fourth co-located edition of “Machine Tools & Automation Pakistan” and “Auto & Auto Parts Pakistan” has been planned in December 2008 and will feature an even larger array of automobiles, auto parts, machinery and engineering goods.—APP