IEEEP Fair 2026: Sindh vows support to ‘Make in Pakistan’ initiative

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Sindh's Minister for Energy and Planning and Development, has pledged the provincial government's full support for locally made products, according to Business Recorder. Speaking at the wrap-up of the 15th IEEEP Fair 2026 in Karachi, he stressed that policy promises must be turned into concrete action to ease problems faced by industry. The three-day exhibition was organised jointly by the IEEEP Karachi Centre and Badar Expo Solutions.

He described the Make in Pakistan theme as especially relevant in the present economic climate and urged government bodies to give domestic manufacturing first priority. He also committed the Sindh administration to cooperate on taxation, duties, regulations and other structural obstacles that hold back industrial expansion. Engr. Naveed Akram Ansari, Chairman of the IEEEP Karachi Centre, introduced the new Made in Pakistan Excellence Award, which seeks to promote high-quality local output and export competitiveness.

The award went to MACHT (Pvt) Limited, judged by an expert panel headed by Engineer Khalid Pervez. Zohair Naseer, Chief Executive Officer of Badar Expo Solutions, said more than 200 local and international exhibitors displayed products across electrical, electronics and renewable energy. The organisers announced that the 16th edition will take place from September 7 to 9, 2027, at the Karachi Expo Centre.