PM Shehbaz Orders Roadmap to Boost Investment and Trade

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the relevant authorities to prepare a comprehensive roadmap and reform agenda with practical projects to promote investment and trade across key sectors. Chairing a high-level meeting on boosting investment, economic activity, and trade in Pakistan, the prime minister stressed that agriculture, information technology, minerals, tourism, and renewable energy were crucial areas for attracting foreign investment. He said that, alongside investment, promoting trade was a central policy goal aimed at significantly increasing the country’s exports. Ministries were given targets to fully utilize available resources to ensure the timely completion of ongoing projects. Sharif instructed ministers to identify feasible projects and take immediate steps for their implementation. He emphasized that a forward-looking roadmap and reform agenda were needed to make organized progress toward national economic goals. Highlighting the role of private enterprise, the prime minister said the private sector would remain central to the roadmap, with full participation ensured. He added that the government’s economic and financial reforms had set a new direction, bringing innovation and transparency that placed the country on a development path. The meeting, held via Zoom from London, was attended by Federal Ministers Musadik Malik (Environment), Ali Pervez Malik (Petroleum), Muhammad Jehanzeb (Finance), Jam Kamal (Commerce), Attaullah Tarar (Information), and Ahad Khan Cheema (Economic Affairs).