F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said that uplifting the living standard of the people, was the manifesto of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government.
In a meeting with the PTI’s Members of the National Assembly, hailing from Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan, the prime minister urged the parliamentarians to carry forward the measures taken for the betterment of the people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to reform the education and health sectors in the province, said a PM Office statement.
The meeting was also attended by Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur, MNAs Shahid Ahmed, Noreen Farooq Ibrahim, Shandana Gulzar and Yaqoob Sheikh. Special Assistant to PM Naeemul Haq, Spokesman Nadeem Afzal Chan and PTI’s Secretary General Arshad Dad were also present during the meeting.
The parliamentarians apprised the prime minister about the problems of their respective constituencies.
The prime minister, while mentioning the immense potential of tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said he believed that promotion of tourism would help improve the provincial as well as the national economy.
He assured the parliamentarians that their issues would be resolved on priority. He also directed the provincial government to devise a plan to resolve the issue of clean drinking water in Karak and DI Khan.
Furthermore Edotco Group of Malaysia, with an existing investment of $100 million in Pakistan, was planning to further increase their investment in the country in tower infrastructure by adding an investment of US $250 million during the next five years.
The plan was revealed by Board of Directors Chairman Edotco Group of Malaysia Datuk Azzat Kamaluddin, who called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Friday.
Besides Dr Nik Ramlah Nik Mehmood, Suresh Narain Singh Sidhu and Arif Hussain, High Commissioner of Malaysia Ikram Mohammad Ibrahim, Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Haroon Sharif and Secretary Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera were also present in the meeting.
Edotco Group Malaysia chairman appreciated the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as the policies being pursued by the present government and added that Edotco wanted to become partner in Digital Pakistan Program.
The prime minister highlighted the various steps being taken to improve the Ease of Doing Business in Pakistan and assured that all possible facilitation would be provided to investors.
