Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that in its Vision-2030, the government envisages a developed, industrialised, just and prosperous Pakistan through rapid and sustainable development to meet the needs of an increasing population by deploying knowledge inputs.
In a massage on the occasion of launching of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) Pakistan, he said BCSD Pakistan can immensely contribute to realisation of this vision by engaging business in the quest for sustainable development in the country.
"I am very pleased to learn about the forthcoming Launch of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Pakistan (BCSD Pakistan) in Karachi under the leadership of PSO and PIA", he said and expressed the hope the BCSD Pakistan would be part of the global network of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland, which would provide it access to extensive intellectual capital, leading edge thinking and best corporate practices.
He said that there was a growing awareness regarding the role that business could play in creating and maintaining a sustainable environment that stroke an effective balance between economic growth, social progress and ecological efficiency.
He was optimistic that BCSD Pakistan would play an important role in meeting the sustainable development challenges in Pakistan.