DUBAI: Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment, said an international jury awarded Pakistan the Silver Award for interior design out of the 192 pavilions at Expo 2020.
Since its launch in October last year, the Pakistan pavilion has been visited by over one million people, said Dawood. The pavilion won the BURJ CEO Award for “Best Pavilion Exterior Design.”
“An international jury was called to select the best Pavilion at Expo 2020 and Pakistan got Silver Award for interior design out of 192 Pavilions. The response we received was overwhelming, & pavilion already crossed 1M [million] visitors mark which exceeded our expectations,” Dawood said in the post.
He thanked Pakistan’s creative team and embassy in the UAE for showcasing the country’s culture at the pavilion, saying: “We would like to thank our Creative team, especially Ms. Noor Jahan for (Interior) and Mr. Rashid Rana for (Exterior) for their creativity in showing actual Pakistan to a broader audience,” Dawood said.
An international jury was called to select the best Pavilion at Expo 2020 and 🇵🇰 Pakistan got Silver Award for interior design out of 192 Pavilions. The response we received was overwhelming, & 🇵🇰 Pavilion already crossed 1M visitors mark which exceeded our expectations. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/5DK3RGeE32
— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) March 31, 2022
He also appreciated the team at the Ministry of Commerce, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the Pakistan Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as Pakistan’s ambassador to the sheikhdom, “Last but not least our team in the Ministry of Commerce, TDAP, our embassy in UAE and Ambassador Afzal Mahmood without their dedication, it wouldn’t be possible to put on such a great show. Pakistan Zindabad! “