PCMEA sees 20pc increase in carpet exports in next two months.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) is foreseeing an increase up to 20 percent in the exports of handmade carpets in November and December.

PCMEA Senior Vice Chairman (SVC) Usman Ashraf said that increased export would be mainly due to holding of an international exhibition here in Lahore last week. He expressed these views in a PCMEA meeting to review the success of the three-day World Carpet Exhibition held at Expo Centre on October 4 to 6. Carpet Training Institute (CTI) Chairperson Ejaz-ur-Rehman, senior central leader Abdul Latif Malik, senior members Riaz Ahmed, Major (Retd.) Akhtar Nazir, Saeed Khan, Shahid Hassan Sheikh and Umair Usman also attended the meeting.

The SVC Usman Ashraf added, 'The active participation and keen interest of foreign buyers in the exhibition is very encouraging, we are grateful to Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) for providing full financial and technical support. We hoped that this cooperation will continue in the future as well,' he maintained.

Usman Ashraf also congratulated the organizers of...