he University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Wednesday arranged one-day textile exhibition, depicting the colors of different dresses, designing and home decoration at the gallery of Iqbal Auditorium, UAF.

The expo was set up by the students of Institute of Home Sciences, Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, UAF. The exhibition was inaugurated by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf who was flanked by Faculty of Home, Nutrition and Food Sciences Dean Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, MPA Firdous Rai, Home Sciences In-charge Dr Ayesha Riaz, lecturers Sadaf Iqbal, Anum Asghar, Aqeela Manzoor, Dr Kiran Khalid and others. More than 20 stalls were displayed that remained center of attraction for the campus community. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ahsraf said creativity, and innovative ideas are prerequisite to get success in life. He said that the youngsters were full of talents and by sharpening their skills, the country can move to the new heights of the progress and prosperity. He said that the such activities would also sharpen skills of entrepreneurship among the people. He said that strong academia-industry linkages were imperative to address the challenges of poverty, unemployment, and other issues. MPA Firdous Rai said that Faisalabad, being a textile country, needs more experts in this field. She appreciated UAF for holding such exhibition. She said that our country was blessed with the tremendous talent the must be tapped for the betterment of the society and country . Dr Masood Sadiq But said that textile industry gave the high importance to innovation and creativity. He said that the themed work provides an opportunity to think out of the box. He also called for strong industry-academia linkages for the betterment of the society. Dr Ayesha Riaz added the exhibition was aimed at providing a platform to the students to exhibit their skills. She added that we have to develop the skilled and trained manpower to compete with the rest of world. Sadaf Iqbal said that all out efforts were being made to ensure the quality creative work.