Adil Bashir, Chairman, APTMA, granted Rs100 million to Abdul RazzakDawood, Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment for Pavilion of Pakistan in Dubai Expo 2020 to be held from October 01, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

As per Global Village Space, Dubai Expo 2020 was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 – 10 April 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, it was postponed.

Continuing its legacy of being a Prime Trade Organization representing the entire textile value chain, APTMA on behalf of all its members supports the Dubai Expo for the collective benefit of the entire Textile Chain.

Chairman also apprised the Minister on the effective performance of the textile value chain industry; working at full capacity, for the first time in over a decade as a direct consequence of the Government’s policies, especially Regionally Competitive Energy Tariffs.

Bashir thanked the government for its relentless efforts in resolving the issues of the textile industry to increase exports rapidly. He also assured the Minister that the Textile sector is ready to meet all the challenges and invest in expanding production base to achieve a target of $26 billion of exports by the year 2023.