ISLAMABAD: The Engineering Development Board (EDB) of the Ministry of Industries and Production is all set to organise the world’s biggest industrial fair ‘Hannover Messe 2017’ in Germany, scheduled from April 24-28, with funding support provided by the Ministry of Commerce through the Export Development Fund (EDF). The EDB has registered exhibitors and delegates from prominent engineering industry to participate in this industrial technology show where almost 6,500 international exhibitors are participating every year. Pakistan’s pavilion is being set up in the ‘industrial supply’ category where the product showcase for innovative sub-contracting will take place. The product line of Pakistan’s pavilion shall include auto parts and components; tractor/agriculture farm machinery parts and components; electrical pumps, motors and fans; diesel engines; low and high pressure compressors; towing parts; rubber hoses; industrial rubber products; plastic injection moulded parts; precision engineering components; cast and machined parts; forged and machined steel components; transmission parts; fabrications; heat blowers condensers and batteries. The objective of this participation is to look for new markets for Pakistan’s value added engineering products, besides giving an exposure of high quality production technologies and international norms/standards to our business community. It is pertinent to mention that the EDB revived this event in 2016 after a break of six years and the participants received an overwhelming response. Many industries received export orders from world over. This year’s participation is a continuation of the previous event and is expected to bring home much more in the form of joint ventures/collaborations.