PESHAWAR: The twoday women entrepreneurs trade fair-201s started here on Wednesday where about 50 stalls were set up to exhibit handicraft and other products made by women.

A large number of women visited the exhibition on the first day and took keen interest in a variety of handmade stuff like embroidery, women dress materials along with jewellery, footwear, handbags and food items, displayed in the trade fair.

The traditional dresses of Charsadda and Swat, embroidery and Kadi work of Bahawalpur, and Haripur prints attracted the visitors.

Nearly 50 women entrepreneurs participated from different districts, including Peshawar, DI Khan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Charsadda and Swat besides Multan and Bahawalpur districts of Punjab.

The organisers said the trade exhibition was aimed at building market linkages and encouraging women entrepreneurs to participate in the national and international exhibitions. The women trade fair is a joint venture of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), Peshawar, which is being organised for the third consecutive year in Peshawar, said the organisers.

The exhibition was opened by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fawad Ishaq during a ceremony, held at a wedding hall. TDAP director Noman Bashir, Regional Tax Office, Peshawar, chief commissioner Ikram Ghani, KPCCI vice-president Mohammad Iqbal Afridi, WCCI Peshawar senior vicepresident Nasira Lughmani and a large number of women attended the event.

In his welcome address, the TDAP director said that participation of a large number of women reflected their seriousness to contribute to the development of the national economy.-Bureau ReportPESHAWAR: The twoday women entrepreneurs trade fair-201s started here on Wednesday where about 50 stalls were set up to exhibit handicraft and other products made by women.

A large number of women visited the exhibition on the first day and took keen interest in a variety of handmade stuff like embroidery, women dress materials along with jewellery, footwear, handbags and food items, displayed in the trade fair.

The traditional dresses of Charsadda and Swat, embroidery and Kadi work of Bahawalpur, and Haripur prints attracted the visitors.

Nearly 50 women entrepreneurs participated from different districts, including Peshawar, DI Khan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Charsadda and Swat besides Multan and Bahawalpur districts of Punjab.

The organisers said the trade exhibition was aimed at building market linkages and encouraging women entrepreneurs to participate in the national and international exhibitions. The women trade fair is a joint venture of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), Peshawar, which is being organised for the third consecutive year in Peshawar, said the organisers.

The exhibition was opened by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fawad Ishaq during a ceremony, held at a wedding hall. TDAP director Noman Bashir, Regional Tax Office, Peshawar, chief commissioner Ikram Ghani, KPCCI vice-president Mohammad Iqbal Afridi, WCCI Peshawar senior vicepresident Nasira Lughmani and a large number of women attended the event.

In his welcome address, the TDAP director said that participation of a large number of women reflected their seriousness to contribute to the development of the national economy.-Bureau Report