ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The D-8 Summit started in Islamabad, Pakistan, today, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervez Ashraf, inaugurated the four-day D-8 exhibition. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The D-8 Summit started in Islamabad, Pakistan, today, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervez Ashraf, inaugurated the four-day D-8 exhibition. Addressing the exhibition, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said he was confident that D-8 is capable of achieving a $500 billion trade target till 2018 and the exhibition will bring the business community of the member countries closer, will help in deepening trade, and will open new vistas for joint ventures. He invited the member countries to take full benefit of the potential his country is offering. Later, the Prime Minister went around to various stalls of the exhibition and was briefed about the products put on display.