Islamabad, 3 January 2022 (TDI): Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan addressed the Pak-China Business Investment Forum at its launching ceremony. The Forum aims to promote communication as well as enhance information exchange between Pakistani and Chinese enterprises.
“Only countries that make exports a national priority, develop!” – Imran Khan
Such exchanges will open up new avenues of cooperation between the all-weather friends. The Forum is comprised of 19 Pakistani and 18 Chinese companies. It will promote the development of modern technology, export industry, and sustainable investment in Pakistan. The Ambassador of China to Pakistan, Ambassador Nong Rong also attended the inaugural ceremony of the business forum.
“غذائی تحفظ اور آلودگی سے نمٹنے کے لیے شہری منصوبہ بندی ناگزیر ہے،”
وزیراعظم عمران خان،
پاک چائنا بزنس انویسٹمنٹ فارم کے اجراء کی تقریب سے خطاب pic.twitter.com/qkAruoW4FE— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) January 3, 2022
The forum is a collaborative endeavor of All Pakistan Chinese Enterprises and the Board of Investment of Pakistan. Whilst addressing the inaugural ceremony, Prime Minister Imran Khan underscored that for active progress, a country must sell its products to the world. These products should be in addition to the agricultural products exported.
“Time is money for investors” – Imran Khan.
The Pakistani Prime Minister assured the participating representatives of the Chinese enterprises that his government will work to create ease of business for investment materialization in Pakistan. To create a lucrative business environment, Pakistan will divest the cumbersome process that wastes the time of the investors.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister stated that the prevailing planning problems with the Board of Investment will be addressed to provide ease of business to the interested investors, with the Pakistani government focusing on industrialization and increase of exports.
Lessons for Pakistan in China’s Growth and Development
“China switched to vertical development and saved their land for food development”
Imran Khan emphasized that Pakistan needs to learn urban planning from China to eradicate disparity in resource management for a rapidly growing population. About urbanization, he pointed out that cities in Pakistan are rapidly expanding.
Eventually, this expansion might lead to a food crisis and a gradual decline in green zones. Lauding China’s urban development, Imran Khan highlighted that the vertical urban development in China has saved the country’s land for food development.
Talking about his impending visit to China next week, Prime Minister Imran Khan stressed that even though it is tentative because of the Covid-19 crisis, his visit will be focused on urban planning.
