Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan will provide necessary safeguards to foreign investments and urged international companies to invest in Pakistan for best returns. He said this while meeting a delegation led by the President of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) Jia Zhiqiang that called on the PM at the PM House Monday. The meeting was also attended by Minister for Water & Power Khawaja Asif, Chairman Privatization Muhammad Zubair, Chairman Board of Investment Mifta Ismail and senior officers.
While welcoming the delegation, the PM said: “The Chinese investments will provide boost to the economy of Pakistan and China is willing to invest US $ 35 billion in various infrastructure projects within 3 to 5 years”.
The PM further said that investments in Pakistan would yield high dividends to foreign investors as the business-friendly environment of Pakistan offered great opportunities. Moreover, the government of Pakistan would provide sovereign guarantees to the investors in order to safeguard their investment, said the PM.
