KEY POINTS
- PM Shehbaz invites nations to also invest in IT, agriculture sectors of Pakistan
- The Prime Minister says these sectors offer opportunities for profitable investments
- PM Shehbaz says Pakistan was marching towards growth and prosperity
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday invited friendly countries to invest in the South Asian country’s mining, information technology and agriculture sectors.
Addressing the Health, Engineering and Minerals Show in Lahore, the Prime Minister assured to extend full facilitation to investors, emphasising that these sectors offer opportunities for profitable investments.
Pakistan recently hosted the two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) to showcase the country’s enormous mineral potential.
The country unveiled a unified framework to promote mining and mineral investment opportunities across four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan at the world class event, which was attended by around 300 foreign delegates.
The minerals investment forum served as a premier platform for global stakeholders to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s emerging minerals sector and unlock the country’s vast mineral potential.
PM Shehbaz highlighted mineral resources as the lynchpin of the nation’s economic revival.
Addressing the PMIF25, PM Shehbaz went on to state that the country’s mineral wealth, worth trillions of dollars, could free its economy from perpetual dependency on frequent bailouts from global lenders.
Addressing the ceremony on Saturday, the Prime Minister alluded to the reduction in inflation and policy rates as well as electricity tariffs, saying this has created a conducive environment for investment in Pakistan.
PM Shehbaz further said that Pakistan was marching towards growth and prosperity.
“Our country has a young population, and they are equipping themselves with modern techniques and vocational training,” he added.
The Prime Minister said that Allah Almighty has bestowed upon Pakistan very valuable natural resources, emphasising the need for joint ventures in the field of mines and minerals.
