AGL 40.00 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.02%)
AIRLINK 127.00 Decreased By ▼ -0.99 (-0.77%)
BOP 6.68 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (1.21%)
CNERGY 4.49 Decreased By ▼ -0.11 (-2.39%)
DCL 8.60 Increased By ▲ 0.12 (1.42%)
DFML 41.30 Decreased By ▼ -0.18 (-0.43%)
DGKC 86.71 Increased By ▲ 0.13 (0.15%)
FCCL 32.16 Increased By ▲ 0.02 (0.06%)
FFBL 64.70 Decreased By ▼ -0.72 (-1.1%)
FFL 10.29 Increased By ▲ 0.04 (0.39%)
HUBC 109.51 Decreased By ▼ -0.98 (-0.89%)
HUMNL 14.90 Increased By ▲ 0.15 (1.02%)
KEL 5.05 Decreased By ▼ -0.08 (-1.56%)
KOSM 7.40 Increased By ▲ 0.28 (3.93%)
MLCF 41.39 Decreased By ▼ -0.26 (-0.62%)
NBP 60.60 Increased By ▲ 0.51 (0.85%)
OGDC 190.00 Decreased By ▼ -4.69 (-2.41%)
PAEL 27.81 Decreased By ▼ -0.14 (-0.5%)
PIBTL 7.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.25 (-3.13%)
PPL 149.75 Decreased By ▼ -1.42 (-0.94%)
PRL 26.73 Decreased By ▼ -0.15 (-0.56%)
PTC 16.18 Increased By ▲ 0.18 (1.13%)
SEARL 86.02 Increased By ▲ 7.82 (10%)
TELE 7.72 Increased By ▲ 0.33 (4.47%)
TOMCL 35.58 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-0.25%)
TPLP 8.14 Increased By ▲ 0.23 (2.91%)
TREET 16.51 Increased By ▲ 0.62 (3.9%)
TRG 53.35 Increased By ▲ 0.59 (1.12%)
UNITY 26.28 Decreased By ▼ -0.27 (-1.02%)
WTL 1.26 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.79%)
BR100 9,889 Decreased By -31.1 (-0.31%)
BR30 30,611 Decreased By -140.9 (-0.46%)
KSE100 93,355 Increased By 130.9 (0.14%)
KSE30 28,931 Increased By 46 (0.16%)

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Pakistan, Irfan Neziroglu, called on Federal Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada at the Ministry of Housing and Works, Islamabad, on Monday.

The minister welcomed Ambassador Neziroglu, and said that Türkiye is so close to our hearts. We have centuries old deep cultural and historical ties between two countries. He recalled his pleasant memories during his official visits to Türkiye and expressed gratitude for unwavering support of Türkiye for Pakistan at international fora.

Further, the minister stressed upon the need to deepen cooperation in trade and investment. He said that housing is the top priority of this government and termed it a timely visit of the ambassador when the Housing Ministry was ambitiously looking to bring forward the ideas and solutions for housing problems in Pakistan.

The ambassador thanked the minister on warm welcome and said that they want to learn from experiences of each other. He expressed his strong desire to engage in bilateral and even trilateral relations with Pakistan in multiple sectors.

He mentioned about TOKi, the housing administration of republic of Türkiye that was established in 1984 to solve housing problem for low- and middle-income strata of society. While underscoring the experience sharing programmes, the ambassador expressed utmost willingness to contribute in housing sector of the country.

While referring to the prime minister’s vision that Pakistan need investment and trade but not aid, the minister said that Pakistan being a huge market has profitable prospects in housing sector.

There is way more opportunities and capacities, on both sides, particularly in this sectors that can be explored. He commended the art of community gardens in Türkiye and showed his readiness to indulge in meaningful engagements to replicate TOKi’s successful models here in Pakistan.

The meeting concluded with the both side reaffirming their strong commitment to working closely to strengthen bilateral relations.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

Comments

200 characters