Steps for promotion of furniture industry sought

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) vice president Ijaz Khan Afridi urged the government to take pragmatic steps for promotion of furniture industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and issues businesspeople attached with this sector.

Ijaz Khan Afridi said that the furniture industry has played a pivotal role in economic development and enhancement of the country’s export, which should be lifted up at an optimal level.

He was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the International Furniture and Craft Fair Pakistan 2024 Expo in Peshawar, said in a press release here on Saturday. Various Pakistani and international furniture stalls set up in the expo.
During the opening event, RF Events Private Limited CEO Dr Nazish Faisal, organisers and representatives of partners and members of the business community were present. Ijaz Afridi heaps praises on a variety of furniture in different designs put during the exhibition and asked RF Events Private Limited and various brands to share their issues with SCCI to address them on a chamber level with the government.

The SCCI vice president said huge potential exists to make investment in the furniture sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He asked to create maximum opportunities for promotion of the furniture industry and investment in the sector. On the occasion, the expo organizer told the SCCI vice president that the organization has planned to hold Furniture Expo (Pak-Afghan Transit Exhibition) in Kabul, Afghanistan for which collaboration of the chamber is required, on which Ijaz Afridi said SCCI is ready to cooperate in this regard.

Ijaz Afridi expressed satisfaction over organizing the mega furniture expo in Peshawar and hoped such events will continue in future in KP/Peshawar and rest parts of the country. Later, the SCCI vice president visited various stalls set up in the exhibition and lauded the furniture designs and quality of various brands. On the occasion, the chamber VP Ijaz Khan Afridi was honored by the organizer with a shield as a memento.