British Deputy High Commissioner Robert Gibson has informed the business community that Britain has neither issued a travel advice nor imposed any restrictions on the British nationals travelling to Pakistan. Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) on Wednesday, he said Britain has only cautioned its nationals to prepare travel plans carefully.
Praising Pakistan's economic policies, he said that Karachi is a vibrant city and Pakistan is a vibrant country for investment. He said that Pakistan is a country with challenges and has the resilience to convert these challenges into opportunities of development.
The Deputy High Commissioner said that Britain enjoys the best trade and economic relations with Pakistan. More than 100 British companies are working successfully in the country, he added. He said that Britain wants to further increase two-way trade and investment in Pakistan.
Robert Gibson noted that during 2006-07 British companies invested around 5 billion dollars in telecom, banking, power, education, etc, in Pakistan. Welcoming the guests, Kati Chairman Fazl-e-Jalil emphasised the need for making efforts to further increase two-way trades. He said that Pakistan is producing a number of agriculture commodities, which could be exported to UK.
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