The Pakistan Peoples Party chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while addressing the Sindh Investment Conference in Dubai, thanked Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak for being a consistent supporter of Pakistan and the province of Sindh. He said Sindh and Pakistan as a whole are open for business.
PPP chairman stated that Pakistanis and the people of the UAE have deep ties and these ties are growing further.
"People of the UAE, have a long history of visiting Pakistan in the 1970s and in the time of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto," he said. "Now people of Pakistan live, work and invest in the UAE and contribute to the economy back home."
Bilawal stated that he is particularly excited for the business conference because a large number of Pakistani and UAE business community are present. This in itself is an encouragement that both the nations will soon be working together to benefit from the economic opportunities existing in Pakistan.
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"We have a long commitment and a long track record of promoting economic activity in the province, and Sindh really does lead the way, especially in public-private partnership," said PPP chairman. "We have the largest-built bridge on River Indus and that was built through public-private partnership."
Bilawal said that he often speaks about the limited resources that the Sindh government receives.
However, PPP doesn't believe in complaining, but also wants to find solutions for these problems. This can be done by working with the business community to fill in the infrastructure gap, especially in Karachi.
Bilawal said that he is proud of the six MoU's signed at the conference. This includes the water MoU for the desalination plant in Karachi. This was a necessity since Karachi is facing severe water crisis and the MoU will open doorways for open partnership and private investors. The second MoU is regarding waste energy that will go a long way in the quest for a greener Pakistan. The third MoU is regarding funds for startups and small and medium enterprises.
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Furthermore, the 4th MoU, according to PPP chairman, will create a one window opportunity for those who want to invest in Sindh. They will no longer face problems and can do business with ease. He was also expressed his pleasure on the MoU for the football academy coming to Karachi since the sport is quite famous in the city.
The last MoU signed is regarding e-governance. Chairman PPP said that introducing modern technology in the workings of the government will make every process paperless and will help in tackling corruption by providing transparency.
"We invite u to come to Pakistan and take advantage of our historic ties and the great opportunities available," stated the PPP chairman.
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