Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Qatari investors to explore new avenues of collaboration under Pakistan’s Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) framework, Radio Pakistan[1] reported on Friday.
The SIFC, established in 2023, aims to attract and facilitate foreign investments across key sectors of the economy. PM Shehbaz extended the invitation during a meeting with Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani in Islamabad.
According to the report, the prime minister emphasized the need to enhance bilateral trade and investment cooperation between Pakistan and Qatar. He highlighted multiple areas of opportunity under the SIFC framework, including energy, agriculture, food security, information technology, tourism, and infrastructure development.
PM Shehbaz expressed satisfaction over the growing partnership between Pakistan and Qatar, describing it as a relationship built on shared faith, values, and mutual respect. He also praised Qatar’s role as a vital regional partner and influential mediator in promoting peace and stability.
In response, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani reaffirmed Qatar’s commitment to deepening its economic engagement with Pakistan and conveyed warm greetings from the Qatari leadership to PM Shehbaz.
Both sides agreed to maintain close coordination to translate shared understandings into concrete outcomes, including greater facilitation for business-to-business partnerships and new investment projects under the SIFC framework.
References
- ^ Radio Pakistan (www.radio.gov.pk)