36 Pakistani firms showcase products to woo visitors at Beautyworld Middle East fair in Dubai 

Emirati women stop at the cosmetics section at the United Arab Emirate's largest beauty industry exhibition in Dubai 25 September 2002. (AFP/File)
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Updated 30 October 2023
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36 Pakistani firms showcase products to woo visitors at Beautyworld Middle East fair in Dubai 

  • Beautyworld Middle East is the largest international trade fair in the region for beauty, hair, fragrances and wellbeing 
  • The three-day exhibition has played a vital role in the growth of beauty industry, with representation from global brands 

ISLAMABAD: Thirty-six Pakistan cosmetic companies have been showcasing their products at the three-day Beautyworld Middle East trade fair in Dubai, the organizer of the event said on Monday, the opening day of the event. 

Beautyworld Middle East is the largest international trade fair in the region for beauty, hair, fragrances and wellbeing. It offers visitors the convenience of meeting exhibitors face-to-face over the three-day period. 

The exhibition has played a vital role in the growth and development of the industry, with a solid representation of global products and brands. The 27th edition of the fair is being held at the Dubai World Trade Center from October 30 till November 1. 

Pakistan is participating in the show with direct exhibitors and a pavilion organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP). 

“The Ambassador of Pakistan in UAE H.E Faisal Niaz Tirmizi visited the fair and expressed his happiness at seeing Pakistani companies on the International level,” Messe Frankfurt, which has organized the show, said in a statement. 

“Considering Pakistan’s economic difficulties, the active participation of these companies on the global stage is a remarkable achievement.” 

The show is expected to have more than 50,000 trade buyers from the beauty industry and host 1,750 exhibitors from over 60 countries, according to organizers. 

It includes pavilions from Pakistan, China, Italy, Japan, Korea, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States and others countries that are showcasing fragrances, cosmetics and skincare, beauty tech, personal care and hygiene, hair, nail and other products. 


Pakistan, seven Muslim nations back Palestinian technocratic body, stress Gaza-West Bank unity

Updated 15 January 2026
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Pakistan, seven Muslim nations back Palestinian technocratic body, stress Gaza-West Bank unity

  • The National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip was announced on January 14
  • Muslim nations call for consolidation of the ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries on Thursday welcomed the formation of a temporary Palestinian technocratic body to administer Gaza, stressing that it must manage daily civilian affairs while preserving the institutional and territorial link between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank amid the ongoing peace efforts.

In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates said the newly announced National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip would play a central role during the second phase of a broader peace plan aimed at ending the war and paving the way for Palestinian self-governance.

“The Ministers emphasize the importance of the National Committee commencing its duties in managing the day-to-day affairs of the people of Gaza, while preserving the institutional and territorial link between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, ensuring the unity of Gaza, and rejecting any attempts to divide it,” the statement said.

The committee, announced on Jan. 14, is a temporary transitional body established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 and is to operate in coordination with the Palestinian Authority, the ministers said.

The statement said the move forms part of the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan for Gaza, which the ministers said they supported, praising Trump’s efforts to end the war, ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and prevent the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

The top leaders of all eight Muslim countries attended a meeting with Trump in New York last September, shortly before he unveiled the Gaza peace plan.

The ministers also called for the consolidation of the ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza, early recovery and reconstruction and the eventual return of the Palestinian Authority to administer the territory, leading to a just and sustainable peace based on UN resolutions and a two-state solution on pre-1967 lines with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.