The Pakistani Government wants to forge more joint ventures (JVs) with China and turn a business hub for the Middle East, Central and South Asia, the <a id="Country" class="keyword-link" href="https://goo.gl/ZDzthM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">country</a>’s commerce and <a id="Textile" class="keyword-link" href="https://goo.gl/UiQj0F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">textile</a> minister Pervaiz Malik has said. The aim is to boost exports through value addition, he said at the three-day 18th Textile Asia International Exhibition in Lahore recently.

Stating that China is the only country that wants to transfer its technology to Pakistan, Malik said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor offers a lot of opportunities for industrial cooperation between the two countries, according to media reports in Pakistan.

Around 275 exhibitors from 31 countries displayed more than 339 brands at the expo held during September 16-18. Participating countries included Austria, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.