“We Exhibit 2023” aims to encourage new women entrepreneurs: Dr. Mariam

SIALKOT (APP): Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif inaugurated the first women exhibition “We Exhibit 2023” organized by the Women Chamber and Industry Sialkot (WCCIS) at Family Park here on Saturday. Speaking on this occasion, he said more than 50% of Pakistan’s population consisted of women, adding that women could not move forward unless they were given opportunities to be empowered. The WCCIS had taken a great step to organize the exhibition and women from other cities of the country were also participating in the event after setting up their stalls, he said. The defence minister said the exhibition would put a positive impact on lives of the business women. “I pray that the women of Sialkot play their effective role in increasing the export of Sialkot”, he added.
Earlier, the defence minister visited stalls set up by women across the country in the exhibition and appreciated their products.
As many as 88 stalls have been set up by various women entrepreneurs and companies regarding cutlery, handicrafts, shoes, leather products, jewelery, furniture, embroideries, gym wear, sports wear in the exhibition.
Business leader of Sialkot Business Community Riaz-ud-Din Sheikh, President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Abdul Ghafoor Malik, President Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sialkot (WCCIS) Dr Mariam Nouman, Senior Vice President SCCI Wahub Jahangir, Vice President SCCI Amer Majeed Sheikh, Senior Vice President WCCIS Gulzeb Waqas Awan, Vice President WCCIS Madiha Faisal and executive members were also present.
Meanwhile Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sialkot (WCCIS) President Dr Mariam Nouman has said the WCCIS has been serving women entrepreneurs with the mission of assisting them in the commercial sector and creating a conducive environment for all working women.
She stated this while talking to APP after inaugurating the first one-day “We Exhibit 2023” exhibition at Family Park, here on Saturday.
She said that women entrepreneurs across Pakistan had been given an opportunity to participate as exhibitors in the event, adding that provision of subsidized stalls had been made possible by the WCCIS in the one-day exhibition. She said that cutlery, handicrafts, shoes, leather products, jewellery, furniture, embroideries, gym wear, sports wear etc stalls had been set up.
in the exhibition.
Dr Mariam Nouman said that 88 stalls had been set up by various women entrepreneurs and companies from across the country in the exhibition.
She said that women entrepreneurs from different cities, including Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujarat, Multan, had set up their stalls in “We Exhibit 2023”.
Talking to APP, Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Abdul Ghafoor Malik said that the launch of a mega event called “We-Exhibit 2023” under the WCCIS was a significant for the women entrepreneurs of Sialkot.
The SCCI president said the “We-Exhibit 2023” would not only give women an opportunity to display their manufactured products at a local level which will also help new entrepreneurs in determining their line-up business.
Malik said the exhibition was the very first event for the women entrepreneurs of Sialkot and its surrounding cities to showcase their potential and excellence.