PM expresses govt desire to attract investment from UK, other countries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed Pakistan’s desire to attract investment from the United Kingdom and other countries, highlighting the country’s vast potential in diverse areas including agriculture, food security, information technology, tourism and mining.

He was talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott, who called on him at the PM House.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief Economist and Director of Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO, London), Professor Adnan Khan, the official news agency reported.

The prime minister said Pakistan and the United Kingdom enjoy long standing relations which were further strengthening with the passage of time.

He also emphasised the government’s commitment to improving governance structure and introducing institutional reforms.

He said that the government was taking measures at the micro and macroeconomic levels to recover the country’s economy, adding that the digitisation process of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was in the final stage.

The British delegation appreciated the government’s initiative to declare an education emergency in the country and expressed support for Pakistan’s recovery efforts.