WASI ZAFAR TO ADDRESS ‘PAKISTAN INVESTORS FORUM’ AT LONDON ON NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Islamabad, October 31, 2007

Mr. Wasi Zafar Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment will address the participants of ‘Pakistan Investors Forum’ at The Merrill Lynch Financial Centre London on November 2, 2007 being held under the auspices of Merrill Lynch in conjunction with KASB Securities.

This event will provide an opportunity to communicate Pakistan’s economic, investment, privatisation policies and strategies in an effective manner to the investors and to have their responses through interpersonal interaction and presentations. Merrill Lynch in conjunction with KASB Securities had held a similar forum at Singapore earlier this year, which attracted large number of investors and generated huge interest for investment in Pakistan.

Mr. Wasi Zafar who is currently on official visit to UK earlier participated in one-day moot on Monday, organized by Morgan Stanley with Jahangir Siddiqui to introduce the top business professionals Pakistani companies to the UK and European investor base. A group of Pakistani top companies accompanied the Minister.