Consul General of Pakistan in Shanghai, Hussain Haider said that China was the largest market for Pakistan’s gemstones and there is an immense potential for Pakistan to increase its exports of gemstones to China.
“Pakistani companies need to understand the preferences and requirements of Chinese buyers to increase their presence in the Chinese market,” he said at a webinar jointly organized by Pakistan’s Consulate General in Shanghai and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan to promote Pakistan’s gemstone exports to China. The Consul General said, the purpose of this webinar was both to facilitate business match-making between the two countries and to help Pakistani companies understand the dynamics of the Chinese gemstone market.
Speaking on the occasion, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Gems, Jewellers, Traders and Exporters Association (PGJTEA), Muhammad Fayyaz Qureshi, highlighted that Pakistan was home to a wide range of minerals, including unrivalled grade rubies, emeralds, topaz, aquamarine, fluorite, and lazuli mined in valleys of Gilgit, Hunza, Swat, Azad Kashmir, and Chitral.—APP
