ISLAMABAD: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has expressed a keen interest to invest in housing, energy, tourism and airport management sectors of Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported.
A meeting was held between Prime Minister Imran Khan and a delegation of QIA, headed by Qatar Investment Department and QIA’s Regional Investment Fund Head Sheikh Faisal Bin Thani Al-Thani, in Islamabad.
The delegation included the heads of various organisations in housing, tourism, real estate and energy sectors.
The prime minister welcomed the authority’s interest in making investments in the Pakistani economy and highlighted various business opportunities in tourism, housing and other sectors.
The prime minister also highlighted various steps and policy reforms taken by the government to facilitate foreign investors and the business communities.
Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood and Board of Investment Chairman Haroon Sharif were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, talking to the Qatari delegation in a separate meeting, Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtyar said tourism, energy and infrastructure sectors of Pakistan offer huge investment potential and Qatar could benefit from investing in these areas.
The minister reiterated that the government is committed to ensuring an investor-friendly environment for both local and foreign investors. “The government is also focusing on developing the tourism sector whereby new tourist spots are being discovered and developed,” he added.
Bakhtiar said Qatar could invest in the Gwadar industrial zone, adding that Gwadar would emerge as a leading port that would help enhance regional trade.
The minister further said that Qatar could also invest in various road infrastructure projects in Pakistan. Some projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be encouraged on build–operate–transfer (BOT) basis.
