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Jinnah Convention Centre (also known as National Convention Centre) is an exhibition and convention centre based in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...
, Pakistan
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. It is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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, it has a seating capacity of 2,200 people, and a parking facility of more than 1,000 cars spread over three parking lots.
It is mainly used by the Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...
to host national ceremonies, and by universities for convocations.
History
The convention centre was inaugurated in 1997 to host the First Extraordinary Summit of OIC.Privatization
In July 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved transaction structures for the privatization of Jinnah Convention Centre.Exhibitions
These are the exhibitions and festivals held in convention centre. * Annual Technical and Oil Show * Education Expo * HVACR * PTV AwardsReferences
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