Government gains confidence of foreign investors: Nafees Zakaria.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's High Commissioner (HC) to the UK Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has said that the current government gained the confidence of foreign investors and many investors have already shown their interest to invest in various fields.

"The government would provide all facilities to those investors who are willing to invest in Pakistan," the HC said while addressing a reception hosted by Liberal Democrats Friends of Pakistan at the annual Party Conference in Bournemouth. A large number of LibDem Lords, MPs, MEPs, party members, parliamentary candidates as well as members of the civil society and human rights activists were present on the occasion.

Giving an overview of the economic opportunities in Pakistan, Zakaria said that the country was rapidly gaining investors' attention as the security challenge had been successfully overcome and infrastructure significantly improved. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan was leading the economic reforms to facilitate investors and to ensure ease of doing business.

He shared with the audience a list of projects ready for investment. He particularly invited UK's Fintech and IT companies to set up their branches in Pakistan, which is the most competitive business destination in the region in terms of price and availability of human resource. He said that the strong goodwill that existed at all levels between the two countries could be translated in terms of economic dividends.

Acknowledging the importance of 1.5 million-strong Pakistani diaspora, providing a solid foundation to bilateral relations, Zakaria expressed confidence that the diaspora would be instrumental in Pakistan's drive to promote bilateral relations, investment, trade and tourism with the United Kingdom.

The Pakistani HC availed the opportunity to highlight the humanitarian crisis resulting from continuous siege of millions of defenseless Kashmiris by the Indian forces, which had created food and medicine shortages in the region, causing unspeakable sufferings and deaths. He said human rights of Kashmiri people were being violated for decades. "These are crimes against humanity, well documented by reputable international organisations like UNOHCHR, HRW, Amnesty International, International People's Tribunal and others," the high commissioner...