{"id":1140049,"date":"2026-01-02T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1140049"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:38:14","slug":"three-day-national-sme-expo-to-commence-from-jan-24-haroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/three-day-national-sme-expo-to-commence-from-jan-24-haroon\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-day national SME-expo to commence from Jan 24: Haroon"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Friday announced that a historic national-level Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) cluster expo titled \u201cMade in Pakistan: SME Cluster Showcase 2026\u201d would be held at the Lahore Expo Centre from January 24 to 26, 2026.<\/div>\n
He said the expo held under the auspices of the Ministry of Industries and Production would be the first-ever national SME Cluster Exhibition organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), said a news release.<\/div>\n
The primary objective of the expo is to enhance market access, value-chain integration, and export opportunities for Micro SMEs across Pakistan, he remarked.<\/div>\n
Earlier, the SAPM chaired a follow-up meeting to review the progress report submitted by SMEDA regarding key challenges and action points related to SME clusters.<\/div>\n
He reiterated the government\u2019s strong commitment to strengthening the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ecosystem in line with the vision of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.<\/div>\n
He stated that the Prime Minister\u2019s vision is to transform SME clusters into an organized, competitive, and sustainable pillar of the national economy.<\/div>\n
The SAPM emphasized that women-led enterprises and micro businesses would be given special priority at the Expo.<\/div>\n
He said the event would serve as a dynamic platform connecting SMEs with corporate buyers, investors, exporters, policymakers, and development partners.<\/div>\n
The three-day expo would feature participation from key sectors including Agro-Food, Textiles, Handicrafts, Surgical Instruments, Leather, Furniture, and ICT. In addition to product showcases, the event would include business matchmaking sessions, policy dialogues, and networking opportunities.<\/div>\n
To promote innovation and excellence, awards would also be conferred on outstanding SME performers across various sectors.<\/div>\n
The special assistant reaffirmed the government\u2019s resolve to address SME challenges through continuous engagement, policy reforms, and targeted support mechanisms, ensuring that SMEs play a central role in Pakistan\u2019s economic growth and export-led development.<\/div>\n
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 2 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Friday announced that a historic national-level Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) cluster expo titled \u201cMade in Pakistan: SME Cluster Showcase 2026\u201d would be held at the Lahore Expo Centre from January 24 to 26, 2026. He said…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1019593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[689,690,691,692,693,694,695,696],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1140049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-cluster-expo","tag-haroon-akhtar-khan","tag-lahore-expo-centre","tag-made-in-pakistan-sme-cluster-showcase-2026","tag-ndustries-and-production","tag-pecial-assistant-to-the-prime-minister-sapm","tag-small-and-medium-enterprise-sme","tag-small-and-medium-enterprises-development-authority-smeda","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1140049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1019593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1140049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1140049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1140049"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1140049"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1140049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}