Chinese companies keen to invest in Allama Iqbal Industrial City: Yao Jing
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 14, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Monday said that more Chinese companies will invest in Allama Iqbal Industrial City, ARY News reported.
Talking to Faislabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq, who called on him in Islamabad, Yao Jing said that they will establish export-oriented industries in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, he offered that Tianjin University will cooperate with FIEDMC for establishment of a technical university.
Meanwhile, Mian Kashif Ashfaq invited the Chinese envoy to attend the inaugural ceremony of Allama Iqbal Industrial City.
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