ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that economic development, employment generation and income growth are not possible without industrial development.
The first review meeting of the private sector committee established for the country’s industrial development was chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Recommendations were presented in the meeting regarding industrial development, which the Prime Minister welcomed and said that the country’s economic development, employment generation and income growth are not possible without industrial development.
The Prime Minister said that measures to increase ease of doing business and investment are the top priorities of the government. The suggestions of the private sector are of key importance for the country’s industrial development. Businessmen have prepared suggestions for industrial development with great effort, which are commendable. A plan of action will be prepared after carefully observing these suggestions.
Speaking at the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the Pakistani business community supported government policies in difficult times and helped the country get out of economic crises. By the grace of God, the country’s economic direction has improved and the country is moving towards development, but we will have to work harder for the country’s development.
The meeting of the private sector committee on the country’s industrial development chaired by the Prime Minister was attended by federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Jam Kamal Khan, Ahad Khan Cheema, Ali Pervez Malik, Advisor to the Prime Minister Muhammad Ali, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar and industrialists included in the industrial working group led by Saqib Shirazi.
The meeting was presented with policy proposals for Pakistan’s industrial development and increasing investment in the country. On this occasion, a comparison with the countries of the region was also presented to increase the competitiveness of the country’s industry.
The Prime Minister appreciated the new proposals along with recommendations regarding other sectors of the economy and directed to include them in the national policy framework.