SIALKOT: United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) Lahore head Ben French f has said that some well-reputed British companies want to establish their trade relations with Pakistani business community and these companies want to facilitate the traders of Sialkot.
He was exchanging views with Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Major (r) Mansoor Ahmed. He said, “We do work in Pakistan to reduce poverty and help to build a prosperous and stable country”.
Ben french discussed in details the matters of mutual interest with the business community of Sialkot. He said that the time was ripe for further strengthening trade ties between Great Britain and Pakistan, as there were bright opportunities of setting up the joint industrial ventures in different trade fields between the two countries.
He added that a good number of UK companies are keen to invest in Pakistan in different trade sectors. The British government has been motivating their business people to make investments in Pakistan, he revealed. He said that the UK was much interested to engage the Pakistan’s private sector, besides, making sincere efforts to promote the soft and positive image of Pakistan globally with a sole aim to pave the way of maximum foreign investment in Pakistan.
Ben French has pledged to encourage the private sector of Pakistan, besides, making some concrete efforts to boost up bilateral trade between Pakistan and United Kingdom through removing all the trade-related hurdles from the way of bringing maximum British investment in Pakistan.
Ben French said, “Beating poverty and building a prosperous democratic Pakistan will help not only millions of poor Pakistanis, but it will also improve stability in Pakistan, the region and beyond.
He stressed upon the need of making some effective joint measures to boost and strengthen the mutual trade ties between Pakistan and United Kingdom UK.
