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Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh held a meeting with the former Caretaker Prime
Minister Mr. Moeen Afzal and discussed matters pertaining to investment and
privatisation
opportunities, policies and programmes here today.
The former Prime Minister Mr. Moeen Qureshi while lauding the Government's
economic development, investment and privatisation policies said that he was
deeply impressed of the Governments economic agenda, which had tremendous
attraction potential for the foreign as well as domestic investors. He
furtherstated that the steps initiated during his interim period had been
improved a lot and the Government had successfully taken effective measures
ahead in the right direction, which would ensure better positiveresults.
He assured the Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Dr. Abdul
Hafeez Shaikh that he would give full support to the Government's endeavor in
the uplift of the economy of Pakistan. We were in the process of finalizing
and establishing Pakistan's thelargest investment bank, details of which would
be made known within next two months, he disclosed.
Earlier, the Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Dr. Abdul Hafeez
Shaikh apprised the former caretaker PM regarding the Government's efforts for
attracting the investors in all sectors and the pace of economic and
privatisation activity in the country. He expressed his gratitude for maximum
support from his group in the privatisation & investment activity the country.
He further hoped that Mr. Moeen Qureshi's efforts would devise a mechanism for
being a bridge between the investors and the Government. His support was
evident from the fact that he had brought in a quality player for the
privatisation of Habib Bank Limited, the second largest commercial bank of the
country, he added.
During the discussion Dr. Hafeez Shaikh and Mr. Moeen Qureshi agreed to
develop various more projects in financial and other sectors for expanding the
privatisation and investment opportunities.