Daily Times

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the Pakistanis, both at home and abroad, to come out on February 5 in support of the eight million Kashmiris, who have been besieged by 900,000 soldiers of India’s fascist Modi regime for almost six months.

“I want Pakistanis at home and abroad to come out on 5th February in support of the eight million Kashmiris, who have been besieged by 900k Indian soldiers for almost 6 months by the fascist racist Modi regime,” the prime minister said in a message on his Twitter handle.

The government of Pakistan has also announced that it will launch a comprehensive campaign from January 25 encompassing rallies, seminars and exhibitions here and abroad to highlight the Kashmir dispute globally. The government will run a media campaign in both print and electronic media to highlight the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK).

Early in the morning, Prime Minister Imran Khan returned after concluding his three-day official visit to Davos, Switzerland, where he participated in the World Economic Forum’s annual session. The prime minister in his keynote address at the WEF’s special session highlighted his vision of Pakistan as an emerging economy and shared his views on current issues of regional and international importance.

On the sidelines, Imran Khan held meetings with world leaders including US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien and President European Union Parliament David Sassoli. He also met International Monetary Fund President Kristanline Georgieva, Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakua and Executive Chairman WEF Prof Dr Klaus Schwab. The prime minister also met corporate heads of several leading and discussed prospects of collaboration particularly in Pakistan’s information technology, communications and other sectors.

In the domain of information technology, he held meetings with CEO YouTube Susan Wojcicki, CEO Facebook Sheryl Sandberg, CEO Siemens Joe Kaeser, Chairman Calik Holding Ahmet Calik, CEO SAP software company Christian Klein, Chairperson Telenor and Director General GSMA mobile operating company Mats Ganyrd. In an interview with CNBC’s Hadley Gamble, Imran Khan highlighted Pakistan’s stance on important issues.

In his meeting with Chairperson of Dogan Holdings Begumhan Dogan Faralyali before leaving for Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan’s economic trajectory and presence of the enormous natural resources offer immense potential for the investment. He said the government has embarked upon a reforms agenda to facilitate investors.

The prime minister reiterated his government’s commitment to provide all possible support to the investors for establishing their businesses.

Dogan Faralyali appreciated Pakistan’s reform agenda and expressed the desire to explore various potential sectors for investment.

Dogan Holdings is one of the largest Turkish conglomerates operating in energy, media, industry, trade, insurance and tourism sectors.