Pakistan Looking For Investment Through CPEC, West

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor was a leading investment vehicle for Pakistan, however the country was also looking at other sources of investment from the West

NEW YORK, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2017 ) : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor was a leading investment vehicle for Pakistan, however the country was also looking at other sources of investment from the West.

He was talking to Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab who called on him here. Prof Schwab said he was deeply impressed by recent economic developments in Pakistan. He said the recent transformation in Pakistan has given indication that the political stability was well anchored in the system that has boosted the confidence of the international business community.

Schwab invited the prime minister to annual meeting of the World Economic Forum and said he would like to share Pakistan's success story at the event.

They also agreed to continue engagement and cooperate.

He said that Pakistan's relations with the West were decades old and valued immensely. He emphasized on engagement in the fields health, information technology and cyber security in which Pakistan was making headway.

The prime minister agreed that there was much scope for cooperation in these fields. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the government was not only focusing on the public sector, but also the private sector as it was the main engine of growth.