'Industrial parks being set up in provinces'

19 Mar, 2005

Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Salman Shah has said that industrial parks equipped with all required infrastructure were being set-up in all provinces of the country to bolster industrial sector and facilitate foreign as well as local investors. He expressed the desire to make Pakistan a manufacturing hub as it already was going to become a hub of trade with the completion of Gwadar Deep Seaport.
Shah said that Pakistan's telecom sector was the fastest growing in the world and added that investors were foreseeing tremendous potential of growth in the sector and recent launch of a foreign telecom company was its proof.
Due to better and investment friendly policies of the government, investors were expressing keen interest to invest in different sectors. Even foreign investors were looking to invest in stock exchanges of the country, he added.
He said business delegations from across the world were frequently visiting Pakistan to explore investment opportunities in different sectors. Malaysian Prime Minister accompanied by a business delegation visited Pakistan recently and discussed co-operation in various sectors, which would definitely yield positive results, he observed.

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