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The Ambassador of Tajikistan Ismatullah Nasruddin and the delegation visited office of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment to call on Special Assistant to Chief Minister on industries Mr. Abdul Karim Khan, Vice Chairman KPBOIT Mr. Said Mahmood and CEO KPBOIT Dr Hassan Daud Butt.
Vice Chairman welcomed the delegation and in his introductory remarks gave an over view about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and potential of bilateral trade with Tajikistan.
Dr. Hassan Daud Butt, CEO, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment, gave a detailed presentation on investment opportunities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in key sectors including tourism, IT, SEZs, Agriculture and Livestock, Mines & Minerals, IT and Hydel Power.
During the briefing he also highlighted top exports and imports of Pakistan with Tajikistan and emphasized on the need to enhance the bilateral trade.
Special Assistant to chief minister for industry and trade welcomed the Ambassador of Tajikistan and assured full cooperation from the provincial government in promoting bilateral trade activities and in the province’s vast minerals, hydropower and tourism sectors.
Elaborating on investment opportunities, he said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a vast untouched natural potential that need to be explored.
Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome, and in his remarks he emphasized the importance of boosting bilateral trade ties, and highlighted the recent efforts to boost trade activities between the two countries and said that launching of air services for commercial purposes is need of the day as the two countries share common values.
The ambassador invited a business delegation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to visit Tajikistan and to hold an exhibition of Pakistani local products in Dushanbe and ensured all the support for the visit.
He also mentioned that meeting of the delegation with Tajikistan Government officials will also be arranged during the visit. The ambassador also emphasized that 4 to 5 areas of mutual cooperation must be identified before the visit to work on.
At the end of the briefing, CEO KPBOIT proposed few recommendations including forming of a working group to enhance trade cooperation between the two countries as the two countries are good neighbors and have good political relations. Further he said that visit of official delegation from KP lead by business community will be scheduled in May 2022 and an exhibition of industrial and cultural products will be the part of official visit.
Former Vice President Sarhad Chamber, Mr. Manzoor Elahi also gave recommendations to enhance bilateral trade with Tajikistan.
The briefing at KPBOIT was followed by visit of Ambassador and the delegation to Torkham Border Crossing where senior officials from Pakistan Custom gave a detailed briefing on bilateral trade.
Issues related to transit trade with Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other central Asian countries were also highlighted during the presentation and possible solutions were discussed. The ambassador also visited the border crossing and michni post. Towards the end he thanked vice Chairman, CEO and the officials of KPBOIT for the hospitality and detailed briefings which were of great interest and knowledge-based.
The briefing session was attended by public and private sector stakeholders including CEO KPEZDMC, Mr. Javed Khattak, Deputy MD SIDB, Mr. Noman Fayyaz, Former Vice President SCCI, Mr. Manzoor Elahi, former president SCCI Mr. Shahid Hussain and Director China Window Mr. Amjad Aziz Malik
