PM invites Huawei to invest in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited Chinese technology and telecommunications company to explore business opportunities in Pakistan.

The prime minister was speaking to a delegation led by Mr Li Jie, Chairman of the supervisory board at Huawei. Chairman Board of Investment Zubair Haider Gillani, and the secretaries of commerce and IT were also present during the meeting.

Chairman Li Jie informed the prime minister about the progress being made by the company in the network domain. The company has successfully established a new ecosystem to become independent of relying on companies in the field.

The prime minister invited the company to explore business opportunities in this sector created under the new e-policy launched by Ministry of Commerce.

He urged them to involve brilliant young minds of Pakistan working in technical fields.The possibility of relocation of manufacturing units to Pakistan also came under discussion.

Highlighting attractive incentive package, being offered by the government to the potential relocating industries, the prime minister also highlighted availability of inexpensive labour and competent enterprising youth of the country which would help foreign companies to grow further.

PM Imran Khan said the IT ministry has launched the Digital Pakistan campaign and would be keen to involve them. He further said that expertise in providing import substitution and advancement in technical automation operation, launched in collaboration with students of NUST and GIK, would be of great advantage.

The Huawei official stated that he was really impressed with the intellect of Pakistani students. He said that the company was running a program of merit awards to the students of Namal College.