Friendship between Pakistan, Japan flourishes, says Governor.

KARACHI -- The Governor of Sindh has said that the friendship between Pakistan and Japan has flourished unhindered as both countries have convergent views on most matters concerning global issues and have supported each other on every forum.

Addressing at the seminar organized by Pakistan-Japan Business Forum at a local hotel he said that it was gratifying to see that 'we have built a long-term bilateral relationship and Japan has stood by Pakistan all along and has supported immensely with its development programs which carries on.'

Imran Ismail said that the business community of Pakistan very sincerely felt that the attention must be focused more on trade as the potential that existed for one to benefit from the other. 'I urge upon PJBF to make efforts towards expanding trade and concentrate to bring our Japanese industrialist friends to invest more in Pakistan,' he emphasised.

Governor Sindh said that the present government had been able to bring law and order under control as the priority and there should be no major concern regarding security for our Japanese friends as mobility for them was now secured. He further said, 'we have been good friends, sincere supporters to each other and should not neglect the important element of trade and investments which helps in bringing the people of our countries even closer.'

Imran Ismail said that there was no doubt Japan's economic cooperation played a very important role in the economic development and social sector infrastructure. Power projects, rural road construction and highways, hospitals, universities, training institutes, water treatment and the like. The list is long and many more...