Sindh Governor inaugurates FPCCI-backed Pak-Iran Expo.

KARACHI -- mr Irfan Iqbal sheikh, President FPccI, has apprised that being neighbouring counties and having a shared border of 909 kilometres, Pakistan and Iran can take their bilateral trade to $5 billion within a short span of 2 - 3 years through creating interdependencies and complementarities in their trade and economics. mr Irfan Iqbal sheikh apprised that regional trade accounts for up to 75 percent among regional and geographically-contiguous economic and trade blocs around the world and that is a time-tested key to the regional prosperity. It is cost-competitive in not only in product pricing but also saves shipping costs, time-saving and creates healthy economic cooperation. It is pertinent to note that Pakistan-Iran solo exhibition kick-started in Expo centre Karachi on monday, whereas, mr Kamran Tessori, sindh Governor mr suleman chawla, sVP FPccI, inaugurated the expo - along with top Iranian diplomats. 75 Iranian companies are showcasing their competencies in varied products and services as diverse as oil and gas, petrochemical industries, water and electricity industries, foods (dairy, milk, sweets and chocolates), barbed wires, polymer products, tiles and ceramics, galvanised wires, mining, steel and allied industries, construction materials, agricultural products, various machineries, packaging products, home appliances, carpets, etc. mr suleman chawla, sVP FPccI, stressed that Pakistan needs Iran more than Iran does...