PM Imran Khan plans to attend Expo 2020 Dubai on October 9
PM Imran Khan plans to attend Expo 2020 Dubai on October 9
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has planned to attend Expo 2020 Dubai, being held from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, on October 9.
It is pertinent that Expo is a platform that will serve as a stimulus to accelerate economic activities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
PM Khan will address the Expo on October 9 and will also hold key meetings with foreign investors and Pakistani community on the sidelines of the event.
He would be accompanied by federal ministers, special assistants and advisers during the visit to the UAE.
In March this year, work on Pakistan’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion had been completed and it had been handed over to the Pakistani authorities. Located in the Opportunity District covering an area of 35,000 sqft, the pavilion has been built at a cost of Dh77 million.
It boasts the theme ‘Pakistan: The Hidden Treasure’. The pavilion will focus on enhancing the country’s tourism, commerce and investment opportunities and will take visitors through a “timeless journey from the world’s earliest recorded civilisations to the challenges of the new millennium”.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the provincial government would participate actively in Dubai Expo and showcase its culture and trade. Chairing a meeting here in his office, he said that southern and central Punjab and Pothohar regions would also be given due representation in the Dubai Expo.
The meeting also decided in principle to give representation to the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry and private sector at the Dubai Expo. He said that culture, trade, tourism, and salient features of Punjab’s shining traditions would be highlighted at the Expo.
Usman Buzdar said that purpose of participating in the Dubai Expos was to promote the soft image of Pakistan.
Foreign investors would also be introduced to the opportunities in business and tourism in Punjab. All required information would be provided to the world about the business-friendly atmosphere in Punjab, he added.
