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MULTAN: The business community of Southern Punjab has urged the Pakistan foreign missions to explore new markets and buyers of Pakistani products in their respective countries and establish display centres and organise single-country exhibitions for Pakistani products to secure due place in the global market.

“Display centers for Pakistani merchandise as well as cultural centers would highlight the industrial strength of the country around the globe while Cultural Centers would attract the foreigners to discover beauty and heritage of this beautiful piece of land, ”they said.

In a statement issued here, Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi President of Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) said that astonishing moves needed to be taken as Pakistan’s exports are hazardously low despite the fact that country has all resources to become an “Export Power House.”

He said that commercial attaches, trade consulars and business liaison officers must visit major markets of the country where they placed and they should convince the buyers to purchase the Pakistani products. Roomi said that establishment of Display Centers by the Pakistani Missions abroad would help introduce

Pakistani products to the international buyers. He said that now foreign missions of the developed countries are playing the role of “Economic Ambassadors” for their respective countries.

He said that Pakistan’s diplomatic relations would world would automatically strengthen with strengthening of trade and economic relations.