A visitor to the Pakistan pavilion looks at a Phooljaal on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, meets Pakistan President, Arif Alvi, at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Pakistan president Arif Alvi speaks outside of the Pakistan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Mr Alvi is in the UAE for a two-day visit to inaugurate the pavilion and meet with UAE dignitaries. Antonie Robertson / The National
People pass by the Pakistan pavilion, left, and the Bahrain pavilions at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
Green lights come off the floor and the ceiling in the Pakistan pavilion to do with the Billion trees project on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dress from the Kalaash tribe at the Pakistan pavilion on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Shesha Mahal, a hand crafted mirror artwork at the Pakistan pavilion on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A visitor to the Pakistan pavilion looks at a Phooljaal on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, meets Pakistan President, Arif Alvi, at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Pakistan president Arif Alvi speaks outside of the Pakistan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Mr Alvi is in the UAE for a two-day visit to inaugurate the pavilion and meet with UAE dignitaries. Antonie Robertson / The National
People pass by the Pakistan pavilion, left, and the Bahrain pavilions at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
Green lights come off the floor and the ceiling in the Pakistan pavilion to do with the Billion trees project on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dress from the Kalaash tribe at the Pakistan pavilion on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Shesha Mahal, a hand crafted mirror artwork at the Pakistan pavilion on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A visitor to the Pakistan pavilion looks at a Phooljaal on the first day of Expo 2020 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
