Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his separate meetings with diplomats of Qatar, Iran and Kazakhstan, emphasised the need to develop close cooperation and coordination between the neighboring countries.
The CM stressed this was necessary so that peace, tranquility, trade and commerce could be promoted in the region, particularly with the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.
The chief minister, in his meeting with Qatar Ambassador Sheikh Saoud Abdulrehman Al Thani, said that a Qatari company was working on a water supply scheme in Thar. “We want to see more Qatari companies come over and work with the provincial government on their own or on a public-private partnership model,” he said.
Shah added that Sindh had vast opportunities in desalination plants in the city as well as road, energy, and various other projects. They also discussed the situation in the region in the post-American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The ambassador was accompanied by Qatar Consul General Mishal Muhammad AA Al-Ansari.
The chief minister, while discussing investment opportunities with the Qatar Ambassador Yerzhan Kistafin, said that the province of Sindh was producing 70 per cent of the country’s natural gas. He added that the Sindh government has its own company which also participates in gas projects.
“We would love to work with Kazakhstan state and private firms through their personal investment or on a public-private partnership mode in gas-related projects.”
Also, an eight-member delegation of Iran, led by Iran-Pakistan Friendship Group Chairman Ahmed Amir Abadi Farahani Chairman and Iranian Consul General Hassan Nourian, called on Murad at the CM House.
The group discussed investment opportunities in Sindh, regional situations, and cooperation in education.
The Iranian delegation assured the chief minister that they would start negotiations with the Sindh Investment department to explore opportunities for investment. Shah said that in the past, Persian was the official language of Sindh and called for promoting it again.
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