Daily Times

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced provision of free of cost land to Chinese investors on big investments.in the province. He said this while addressing a business seminar called ‘Punjab-Qingdao Business Seminar’ in Qingdao – an important trade and industrial city of China.

Qingdao’s Mayor Sun Lijie also addressed the seminar and warmly welcomed Shahbaz Sharif in the Chinese industrial and trade hub. Lijie said that the Punjab government had provided a very conducive atmosphere to the Chinese investors, who have increased their investments in Punjab.

He said that the Punjab chief minister had taken impressive measures to facilitate the Chinese investors, rapidly increasing their numbers in the province. Lijie said that the chief minister’s visit greatly helps to promote Shandong-Punjab relations.

Shahbaz said that his government highly valued the Chinese investors and that the Chinese experts and investors already working in Pakistan, considered it their second home. He said that the Chinese industrialists would be provided with the best facilities to shift their technology to Pakistan.

A large number of Chinese industrialists, investors, businessmen and senior officials of government departments attended the seminar. Planning and Development Chairman Jehanzeb Khan and Secretary Industries Khalid Sherdil spoke on the facilities being provided by provincial government to investors and industrialists.