ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the authorities concerned to immediately remove all hurdles in the way of pending projects related to the Saudi Fund for Development (SDF).
A delegation of Saudi Development Fund led by the its Director General of Asia Operations Dr Saud A Alshammari called on the prime minister here in Islamabad. Matters of mutual interest and investment were discussed in the meeting.
Prime Minister Sharif directed the Special Task Force for Saudi Arabia to get the solution of all issues in coordination with all the stakeholders during the stay of Saudi delegation in Pakistan.
The Force is comprised of Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI) Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Advisor to the PM Ahad Cheema, and special assistants to the PM Tariq Fatemi and Jahanzeb Khan.
The prime minister said that Pakistan was like a second home for the people of Saudi Arabia and Pakistanis also considered Saudi Arabia as their second home.
Encouraging the Saudi delegation to invest in Pakistan’s solar energy sector, he further said the present government was paying special attention to the promotion of the cheaper and green source of energy so that foreign exchange could be saved and people be provided cheaper electricity.
He added that said Saudi Arabia always stood with Pakistan on domestic and external fronts, and its leadership had also extended unconditional support and help to Pakistan.
