LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning and Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that Pakistan and US have good bilateral and trade relations which would be further strengthened in future.
He was talking to a nine-member US delegation headed by Assistant Secretary of States for Economic Affairs, Mr. Denial Sullivam which called on him here Tuesday. Chairman Planning and Development, Sami Saeed, Secretaries Finance, P&D and Irrigation departments and other concerned officers also attended the meeting.
He said that the law and order situation in Pakistan has been improved and Punjab Government is providing all facilities and incentives to foreign investors to invest in the province especially in energy and agricultural sectors.
Kaira said that US investors should avail the opportunity and focus on energy and agricultural sectors. He said that Punjab is very keen to take modern technology from US for increasing per acre yield.
Denial Sullivam said “Pakistan is the key ally of US in war against terrorism and we appreciated its role for combating extremism.” He said that US investors are very keen to invest in energy as well as other sectors like information technology, livestock and agricultural and the trade.
“There is vast scope of US investors in Pakistan especially in Punjab and we will continue to cooperate with Pakistan in each and every sector,” he added.
The minister also briefed the delegation about the steps taken by the present government for the facilities being given to foreign as well as local investors.—Agency