Tag: Investment

Australian billionaire to fund polio eradication programme

ISLAMABAD: Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest visited Pakistan and met Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss...

UK refuses to sign ‘politically-motivated’ extradition treaty with Pakistan

--Qureshi tells British counterpart Pakistan does not intend to use extradition for political victimisation  --Hunt lauds Pakistan's 'strong commitment of tackling corruption, progress made on...

Corruption-free Pakistan would pave way for investment: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that a corruption-free Pakistan would bring in a greater inflow of investment in the country, paving way...

Govt’s economic experts to restore investors trust: Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday that the government had formed an experienced team of economic experts which would surely restore...

China to invest $1.3 trillion in BRI states by 2027

--China plans to boost two-way trade with Pakistan from $12 billion to $20 billion ISLAMABAD: Chinese scholar Dr Zhang Yifeng on Friday said that China aims...

Pakistan to offer gas fields to foreign explorers, investors: official

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan plans to offers dozens of gas field concessions in the coming year to fill in a fuel shortage, a senior official said,...

SC seeks investment proposals for dams fund

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday sought investment proposals from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in respect to the collected funds for construction of...

Saudi energy company willing to invest around $4bn in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Saudi power producing company ACWA Power has expressed its willingness to invest around $4 billion in Pakistan's renewable energy sector, PPI said. The intention to...

Punjab CM looking forward to Saudi prince’s visit

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday said that the Pakistani nation is happy to welcome the Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin...

Pakistan ripe for investment, PM tells investors in Dubai

--Imran addresses World Govt Summit, says reforms undertaken by PTI govt have started to bear fruit  --Says PTI govt tackling fiscal deficit by increasing exports,...

CM asks Bahrain-based expats to invest in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday urged Bahrain-based Pakistanis to invest in the country, especially in Punjab, and said that a conducive...

Envoys conference on economic diplomacy on December 27-28

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and the Board of Investment is hosting an envoys conference on economic...

CM seeks Australian investment in different sectors

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that Australia has a lot of expertise in the livestock, dairy development and agriculture sectors...

Govt working to encourage investment opportunities for overseas Pakistanis: Afridi

  Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Monday said the government was taking measures to facilitate and encourage overseas Pakistanis to invest...

PM urges UAE to invest in renewable energy, petroleum, infrastructure development

ISLAMABAD: A high-level UAE delegation comprising CEOs/senior officials of major companies, including Mubadala Petroleum, ADIA (Sovereign Wealth Funds), Etisalat, DP World, Dubai Investment Authority, Emaar...

Career diplomats to replace political appointees in US, UK, other countries

--Qureshi says Dr Asad Majeed will replace Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as envoy to US, Nafees Zakaria to be appointed as high commissioner to UK --FM...

China ready to help Pakistan stave off financial crisis, says envoy

--Ambassador Yao says criticism of CPEC 'baseless', China ready to clear reservations regarding project --Deputy envoy rubbishes rumours of Chinese debt trap, says all CPEC...