PM woos foreigners with e-commerce policy
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday invited foreign companies to invest in Pakistan taking benefit from the country's huge business opportunities under the new e-commerce policy. In a meeting with Chairman of supervisory Board Huawei, Li Jie along with his delegation, here at PM Office, the prime minister urged them to involve brilliant young minds of Pakistan working in technical fields.
The Prime Minister also highlighted availability of inexpensive labour and competent and enterprising youth potential of the country which would help the foreign countries to further grow. The Prime Minister further said that expertise in providing import substitution and advancement in technical automation operation launched in collaboration with students of NUST and GIK would be of great advantage.
Chairman Li Jie informed the Prime Minister about the progress being made by the company in the network domain. They have successfully established a new ecosystem so as to become independent of reliance on companies enjoying the monopoly in the field. The possibility of relocation of manufacturing units to Pakistan also came under discussion.
Li Jie said he was really impressed with the intellect of the Pakistani students, who were running a programme of merit awards to the students of NAMAL. Chairman Board of Investment Syed Zubair Haider Gillani, Secretary Commerce Sardar Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, Secretary IT . Shoaib
Ahmed Siddiqui were present. Likewise, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf government was committed to make Naya Pakistan an Islamic welfare state on the principles of State of Madina.
Addressing the All Pakistan Naat Competition in connection with the celebrations of Eid Milad-unNabi (Peace Be Upon Him) at National Broadcasting House here ,she said personality and life of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was a guideline for Ummah. The SAPM said Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia would jointly establish a TV channel to promote real face of Islam before the world. She said such gatherings provided an opportunity to end hatred and spread love.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said Muslims faith was incomplete without believing in Muhammad PBUH as last prophet of God. She urged the private media to follow the footsteps of Radio Pakistan and PTV by arranging such programmes to promote national thought. She also congratulated Radio Pakistan and PTV for arranging Naat competition every year. She said Radio Pakistan had been arranging this event since 1983 to highlight different aspects of life of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).
She urged youth to study the life of the Holy Prophet to adopt the living style according to the Quran and Sunnah. She said Radio Pakistan and PTV had an important role in the development of modern media. She said these two institutions were also playing imperative role to end hatred.The
Special Assistant said that the government was striving to eliminate corruption from the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan and it was committed to uplift the living standards of the people.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said Na'at competitions had been the major inspiration for the Muslims and a golden tradition of national life.
He said these competitions were the oldest sublime tradition of the country.The minister, highlighting the Seerat of Holy Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) stated that all prophets from Hazrat Adam to Isa Ibn-e-Maryam had indicated in clear terms about the era of last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).