Shah Farman invites China to invest in K-P

There are different kinds of valuable, precious minerals in K-P that require attention of investors

PESHAWAR: China was on Thursday urged to invest in agricultural opportunities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, particularly olive plantation. This was suggested by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shah Farman on Thursday as Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing called on him at Governor House in Peshawar. The two discussed matters of mutual interests and relations between the two countries. Farman said that land of the province is quite fertile for agricultural including fruits and olive plantation. He suggested that China can cooperate and invest in fruits and olive plantation in the province. “K-P has huge potential in fruit and olive production as large swathes of barren land in the province can be utilized for this purpose,” he said, urging China to work with K-P to develop this idea further. The K-P governor further expressed his interest in holding a Minerals-based Road Show in China to attract Chinese investors. He said there are different kinds of valuable and precious minerals in K-P which requires the attention of investors.  

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20^th, 2019.