Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is taking all possible measures to make the country economically strong and stable.
He stated this while talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) led by Syed Muaz Mehmood while called on him at Governor House Lahore on Thursday and discussed measures regarding promotion of business and industries in the country.
Muhammad Balighur Rehman said the business community is a great source of generating employment opportunities in the country. He said that the economic development and prosperity of the country comes with the promotion of industrialization and business. He said that in this modern era, the use of modern machinery in the field of agriculture is inevitable.
He said that the country gets a lot of foreign exchange from cotton and its related products.
In order to promote the textile sector and increase exports, there is a need to focus on the cultivation of cotton crop. He said that the government is making all-out efforts to increase the cultivation of cotton crop and improve the quality of the seed.
Balighur Rehman said that as the Governor, he has formed a consortium to strengthen links between the industry and the academia.
He said that for the development of the country, the promotion of vocational education and the collaboration of technical institutions with the industry is very important.
He said that in the previous tenures of PML-N, Initiatives were taken for the promotion of technical education and funding of technical institutes was also increased.
Speaking on the occasion, Syed Muaz Mahmood said that the industry needs the support of technical institutions for technical and skilled workforce.
He said that exports of the country can be increased by mobilizing diplomatic missions. The delegation apprised the Governor Punjab about the various problems faced by the industries.
The Governor assured the delegation that he will play his role to solve their problems.
