PM Shehbaz invites Turkish firms to expand investment footprint in Pakistan

• PM Shehbaz currently visiting Turkiye on official visit.
• SIFC continues to provide one-window facilitation: PM.
• Turkish executives reaffirm their interest in investments.
  

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday urged Turkish companies to expand their investment footprint in Pakistan during meetings with the country’s leading business executives as part of his official visit to Turkiye.

The prime minister, who reached Istanbul on Friday, held a series of meetings with senior executives of Turkiye’s leading business groups and industry organisations in Istanbul, according to a statement issued by the PM Office.

PM Shehbaz is currently on an official visit to Turkiye at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

During the meetings with the Turkish business executives, the prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening economic cooperation and attracting greater Turkish investment across key sectors of the economy.

He underscored the deep-rooted brotherly ties between Pakistan and Turkiye and emphasised the importance of translating the two countries’ exceptional relationship into a stronger economic and investment partnership.

PM Shehbaz invited Turkish companies to expand their investment footprint in Pakistan’s priority sectors, including energy, mining and minerals, infrastructure, maritime and logistics, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, agriculture and privatisation.

He noted that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) continues to provide one-window facilitation and institutional support for strategic investors.

The Turkish business leaders appreciated the Pakistani government’s economic reforms, improving investment climate and investor-friendly policies.

They expressed confidence in Pakistan’s economic outlook and reaffirmed their interest in expanding investments and developing long-term partnerships across a range of strategic sectors, contributing to the growing economic partnership between Pakistan and Turkiye.