Azad Kashmir offered attractive investment possibilities in many areas including hydropower, tourism, mining, furniture and handicrafts that should be exploited by the local and overseas Pakistanis to achieve lucrative outcomes.
This was stated by Faheem Ahmed Abbasi, Additional Inspector General, Azad Kashmir Police here Thursday.
He visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and exchanged views with its president Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan on capitalizing the potential investment opportunities in AJK.
Speaking on the occasion Faheem Ahmed said that AJK has the lowest crime rate due to which it was one of the most secure places for investment and tourism.
Therefore, more awareness was needed to be created among the businessmen and investors of Pakistan that AJK offered tremendous investment prospects at natural scenic locations, which were still untapped and explored.
He said that the government was offering good incentives and concessions to the investors through its industrial policy for promoting investment in AJK.
He said that the investment by Pakistani businessmen and investors in AJK would not only enable them to achieve profitable results, it would also put the region on the path of rapid progress and prosperity.
Therefore, ICCI should play a role in bringing investors to AJK to explore potential opportunities of JVs and investment.
Speaking at the occasion, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said that AJK possessed huge potential, especially for tourism and hydropower generation and emphasized that the AJK government should focus on better development of basic infrastructure that was the basic requirement for tourism promotion in the region.
He said that AJK offered some ideal tourism locations while a well-developed network of roads and quality hotels would attract a huge amount of tourists.