Press Release

International Road Show For the Development

of Halal Industry
Main Purpose of This Road Show is to Take Pakistani Export to 2.3 Trillion
Dollars’ Halal Market

January 03, 2011

(Lahore) Halal Research Council is pleased to organize a Road Show on Halal
Industry starting from February 01, 2011. In the first phase of this road show,
150 seminars in different chambers of commerce, trade associations and
industrial associations of Pakistan will be conducted for the awareness of
Halal industry in the masses that will start on February 01, 2011 in Peshawar
and will end up in Karachi on March 01, 2011. While in phase II, Halal
research Council will hold awareness seminars on Halal industry in South
Africa, Kenya, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Mauritius. The purpose of such
awareness programs is to promote Halal industry in Pakistan and in the rest
of the world. This Road Show will enable the easy access of the Pakistani
Export products to 2.3 Trillion Dollars’ international Halal Market of more than
2 billion Muslims.

Mr. Muhammad Zubair Mughal, Chief Executive Officer, Halal Research

Council highlighted two main purposes of organizing this road show. One is
the easy access of the Pakistani Halal products to the international Halal
markets while the second objective is to give accurate knowledge of the Halal
industry to the Muslims. He further elaborated that the chemical ingredients
used in the production of Muslim food has put aside the distinction of Halal
and haram in the products and the labeling of E codes has drastically put
people in ambiguity whether the product is Halal or haram. It is very
astonishing that even in Pakistan several food products are imported in which
the fats of pig and many other haram ingredients are used.

He added that it is quite disappointing that Pakistan has no access yet in the
export of Halal products in international 2.3 trillion Halal markets. If we pay
heed to this market then we can earn a handsome profitability through this
market because Pakistan has a prominent place in Muslim world for its sound
Islamic footings. He told that Halal market covers more than 100 products i.e.
meat, dairy, spices, gee and oil, beverages, medicines, biscuits, snacks,
cosmetics, herbal and leather etc.

This awareness road show has been given high appreciation nationally and
internationally and it has got more than 50 national, international,
government and non government organizational associations. Halal Research
Council is working nationally and internationally for the certification of Halal
products. #