Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during his official visit to Doha, urged Qatari businessmen to explore lucrative investment opportunities in Pakistan.
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He highlighted the country’s improving macroeconomic indicators and key reforms aimed at attracting foreign capital.
Investment Drive in Key Sectors
The Prime Minister invited members of the Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA), led by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, to focus on infrastructure, logistics, energy, agriculture, technology, and export-oriented manufacturing.
He emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to private-sector-led growth as a pillar of bilateral ties with Qatar.
Sharif praised the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) as a one-window platform that ensures transparency, efficiency, and quick decisions for investors.
Sheikh Faisal expressed strong interest in boosting business-to-business cooperation and actively exploring opportunities in Pakistan.
Both sides agreed to sustain close engagement, including an upcoming task force visit to Doha later this month. They also planned business forums to convert discussions into real economic partnerships.
Efforts will focus on facilitating linkages between entrepreneurs from both nations to strengthen private-sector relations.
The meeting reaffirmed mutual dedication to expanding trade and investment through enhanced collaboration.
Broader Economic and Trade Push
In separate meetings, the Prime Minister stressed increasing bilateral trade volumes and diversifying Pakistan’s exports to Qatar, especially in agricultural products, food items, and value-added goods. He met Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, who chairs the Pak-Qatar Joint Business Task Force.
Both reviewed progress in economic cooperation and expressed satisfaction with the growing momentum in relations. They committed to implementing decisions from the 6th Session of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Ministerial Commission.
The Prime Minister again highlighted investment-friendly reforms and the SIFC’s role in easing foreign investment. Dr. Al-Sayed reiterated Qatar’s keenness to expand economic ties and private-sector linkages.
The sides decided to hold a task force meeting during Ramadan to discuss specific Qatari investment proposals in Pakistan.
These engagements underscore a shared resolve to deepen trade, investment, and industrial collaboration between the two countries.