Pakistan's newly established Ministry of Investment is planning to set up a task force to ensure a round-the-clock security for investors in the country. Talking to an eight-member Malaysian and Bruneian journalists, who are on a 10 days working visit to Pakistan, Waqar Ahmed Khan, Minister for Investment said that the task force would comprise officials from the ministry and the Interior Ministry.
He said that the move was part of the commitment by the Pakistani government to protect the investors' interests at all times although the situation here remained peaceful. The ministry was also planning to establish another task force to find ways to bridge the gap between local and foreign investors so that investment opportunities could be utilised to the fullest, he added.
Waqar Ahmed said Pakistan was currently encouraging direct investment in all sectors, primarily in the infrastructure dealing with power, oil and gas, food and agriculture, communications and road network. The ministry acts as a one-window facility in ensuring the smooth implementation of projects by investors and to troubleshoot the problems they face, he added.
"If there is anything that does not go along with the investors' investment guidelines, we are willing to take up the matter to the prime minister and the president and ensure that it is handled at the highest level," he said.
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