Emerging Pakistan a lucrative destination for business: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, European Union and Luxembourg Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi on Monday said Pakistan was emerging as a lucrative destination for business.

She was addressing the Second Pakistan-Belgium Business and Investment Opportunities Conference, jointly organized by Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry in Brussels.

The ambassador said Pakistan was also at the same time emerging socially and politically and the recently held elections had proved strengthening of democratic values in the country.

She said with improvement in law and order situation and tackling of energy crises to a greater extent, people of Pakistan had started looking for expanding business ties with outside world which was also being reciprocated by the world.

A 30-member delegation of RCCI led by its president Zahid Latif Khan and businessmen from different regions of Belgium participated in the conference.

Talking about areas of collaboration, she said Belgium could help Pakistan by transfer of technology in the fields of pharmaceuticals, agriculture machinery, dairy products, processing of fruits and vegetables, fisheries and mineral development.