Bureau Report
LAHORE: Chairman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt-Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa met with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and both discussed matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting, both agreed on constructing China Center and CPEC Tower in Lahore and also decided to promote seed development and research work in the agriculture sector.
CM Buzdar reiterated the government’s support to improve the business environment for foreign investors. Asim Bajwa on the occasion said that Pak-China bilateral relations have been further improved due to CPEC.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Chairman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt-Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa met on Tuesday and discussed various ongoing projects in the province, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. Both agreed on constructing China Center and CPEC Tower in Lahore and also decided to promote seed development and research work in the agriculture sector. CM Usman Buzdar has assured to assist and facilitate foreign investors along with transparency and regularizations for establishing industries in Punjab. CPEC has given a new horizon to Pak-China friendship, said Asim Saleem Bajwa and added Pakistan will benefit from China’s experience in the agriculture sector too.
“CPEC-related projects have not been paced up and there is a huge potential in the agriculture sector.
On the occasion, Chairman Board of Investment Pakistan Atif Bukhari, Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, Advisor to CM Dr Salman Shah, Chairman Punjab Investment Board Sardar Tanveer Ilyaas, Chief Secretary, Senior Member Board of Revenue, and Secretary BoI were also present.
