Desires deeper economic, trade, investment cooperation with Bahrain
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ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is adopting an environment friendly approach for new urban projects to cater for residential and commercial needs as well as preserving green areas.
The prime minister said this while chairing a meeting to review progress of work on Central Business District (CBD) and Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) projects on Thursday.
The prime minister emphasised that there are massive investment opportunities for overseas Pakistanis to make safe investments in CBD and RUDA projects. “Record revenue of Rs57.88 billion had been generated during two auctions of commercial plots in CBD,” he said.
Appreciating the efforts of the CBD team, the prime minister said the government has targeted dead capital lying un-utilised throughout the country and has converted it into sustainable revenue-generating initiatives.
“Unplanned and unmanaged urban sprawl would affect food security where green areas were being converted to housing and commercial areas,” he said. The prime minister directed the Punjab government to take legal action against illegal housing societies selling land in flood plains thereby risking the lives and investments of the general public.
Earlier, the forum was briefed about the progress of CBD and RUDA projects, including Lahore’s first Downtown auctions, captive power plant construction, Chahar Bagh, Rakh Jhok National Park, RUDA Technology Park, 10,000 apartments district dedicated for overseas Pakistanis, wastewater treatment plant and other amenities.
Separately, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reaffirmed Pakistan’s long-standing fraternal ties with Bahrain, rooted deep in shared faith, values and cordiality. He was talking to National Guard Commander of Bahrain General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, who called on him on Thursday.
The prime minister lauded the efforts on both sides to build an enhanced partnership and underscored the imperative of forging deeper and diverse economic, trade and investment cooperation.
Lauding the successful measures by Bahrain against Covid-19, the prime minister thanked the Bahraini leadership for the care offered to Pakistani expatriates during the pandemic and urged further strengthening of this strong bond of friendship between the two countries.
The National Guard Commander of Bahrain expressed his country’s firm resolve to further expand cooperation with Pakistan in diverse fields. He expressed thanks for Pakistan’s steadfast support and underlined that the two countries always stood by each other at difficult times.
General Shaikh Mohammed congratulated the prime minister on the designation of 15 March as International Day to Combat Islamophobia by the United Nations as a result of a landmark resolution introduced by Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Separately, various members of the National Assembly called on Prime Minister Imran Khan. They also expressed full confidence in the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The parliamentarians congratulated the prime minister on the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations on the prevention of Islamophobia. TLTP
