Abu Dhabi Ports to invest $250m in KPT

PM offers support to Oman in dealing with terrorism

ISLAMABAD:

Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Ports Pakistan Khurram Aziz Khan on Friday met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him about the company’s plan to invest $250 million in Karachi Port over the next 10 years.

Accompanied by a delegation, the CEO also shared that a fully equipped multipurpose terminal, being constructed through a $130 million investment, is set to be completed within two years.

The delegation members briefed the prime minister about the company’s investment in the improvement of the container terminal facility at Karachi Port featuring X control, automated gates, 200-meter expansion in berth, crane rail track and development of infrastructure.

Oman Ambassador

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack on Imam Bargah Ali bin Abu Talib in Wadi Kabir district of Muscat on July 16, and offered Pakistan’s support to Oman in the elimination of terrorism in all of its forms.

The prime minister, talking to Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman Fahad Sulaiman Khalaf Al Kharusi, who paid a courtesy call on him, appreciated Oman’s swift response and cooperation with the Pakistan mission in the repatriation of the dead bodies and treatment of the injured.

The attack on Imam Bargah had resulted in the death of six people, including four Pakistani nationals, and over thirty injured, nearly all of whom were Pakistanis.

The prime minister said Pakistan had itself been the victim of terrorism for the past several decades.

Huawei’s Training Program

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan’s Information Technology exports will rise with Huawei’s annual professional training to 300,000 Pakistani students.

Talking to a four-member delegation led by Ethan Sun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Huawei Pakistan, the prime minister stressed that collaboration with Huawei was essential for providing advanced IT training in various fields, especially for young people.