LAHORE – Punjab Governor, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that he would play his role in facilitating the overseas Pakistani investors. A desk would be established to solve the problems of overseas Pakistanis in Governor House.
He expressed these views while meeting a delegation of overseas Pakistani investors from various European countries, Italy, France and the United Kingdom led by Pakistan Business Forum Chairman, Sardar Zahoor Iqbal. Chairman PHEC Professor Dr Shahid Munir, Secretary Higher Education, Dr Farrukh Naveed, Secretary School Education Department Ehtsham Anwar and Principal Secretary to Punjab Governor ,Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar were also present on this occasion.
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Overseas Pakistani businessmen gave various suggestions to the Governor of Punjab regarding investing in Pakistan and informed about the problems faced by them. In the meeting, collaboration of Pakistani universities with European universities was also discussed with the cooperation of overseas Pakistani businessmen.
Governor Punjab, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan further said that overseas Pakistanis are playing an important role in strengthening the country’s economy by sending remittances. He appreciated the determination of the overseas Pakistani business community to invest in the country in the education, agriculture, IT and tourism sectors among others. Governor Punjab said that he would play every possible role to provide facilities to overseas Pakistani investors.
He mentioned proposing to the Prime Minister to set up a desk for solving the problems of overseas Pakistanis in various departments of Punjab so that the problems of overseas Pakistanis are solved on a priority basis. Secretary School Education Department Ehtesham Anwar said that they are coming up with a scheme to establish schools to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the country by setting up schools with the support of overseas Pakistanis.
Chairman of Pakistan Business Forum, Sardar Zahoor Iqbal said that our the main objective is to highlight the positive image of Pakistan in the whole world. He said that the delegation of Pakistan Business Forum has come to Pakistan on the invitation of the Special Economic Felicitation Council and they have had important meetings regarding investment in Pakistan. He said that this is the beginning, adding that MoUs for investment in various sectors will be signed in October and November. He further said that the overseas business community is committed to supporting the development of Pakistan’s economy and the betterment of the country. Haji Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, Yasir Khan, Chaudhry Salman Aslam, Shahid Ajmal, Dr. Imran, Chaudhry Tahir, Seth Mehboob Sultan, Chaudhry Naeem, Mahmood Rahi, Samar Sultan, Akram Javed, Yasir Qadeer, Ibrahim Dar, Farooq Jat and others were present on this occasion.
