Says govt devises a comprehensive strategy to increase exports & investments through the Special Investment Facilitation Council
Addresses National Information Technology seminar & ceremony to launch different IT projects
COAS Syed Asim Munir, Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Syed Amin Ul Haque, others attend the ceremony
ISLAMABAD ( Web News )
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the government has devised a comprehensive strategy to increase exports and investments through the Special Investment Facilitation Council.
PM Shehbaz Sharif was addressing National Information Technology seminar and ceremony to launch different IT projects in Islamabad on Thursday. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Hafiz Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori and other high officials and foreign dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister said our strategy focuses on developing and attracting investment in agriculture, IT, mines and minerals and defence production sectors to boost exports.
He said the SIFC will work as a one window operation where the whole government machinery will facilitate the potential investors and stakeholders without any delay to accelerate the development projects.
The Prime Minister said we will ensure best possible facilities to the youth in IT sector to raise our IT exports to 20-25 billion dollars in next few years.
Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated Tech Destination Pakistan, Tech Lift Boot Camp, First Knowledge Park for Women Bagh (Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Agri-Tech Incubator Faisalabad and Center of Excellence in Gaming and Animation.
He also visited different booths installed by IT companies on the occasion.
The National IT Seminar has been organized following the establishment of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to promote an enabling environment for the growth and digitization of the IT sector. Investors and foreign diplomats from Gulf countries, China and the European Union attended the event.
Meanwhile according to a statement issued by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Pakistan on twitter on Thursday, Rashid Abdul Rehman Al Zamar, Chargé d’Affairs of the UAE Embassy in Islamabad, attended IT National Seminar in presence of Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister, General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, senior government officials, diplomatic missions and businessmen.