KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government is working to boost the industry and agriculture sector by bringing in foreign investment by offering them different incentives.
This he said while talking to the Consul Generals of China Mr Yang Yundong, Japan Mr HATTORI Masaru, Turkey Mr Cemal Sangu, and Russia Mr Andrey Fedorov who called on him separately here at the CM House, according to a statement on Monday.
The consul generals congratulated him on his election as Sindh chief minister for the third time and wished him all success. Apart from discussing matters of mutual interest, they discussed investment and exchange of trade delegation to promote trade and commerce.
CG China: The Chief Minister and Consul Generals of China Mr Yang Yundong discussed CPEC projects, the Karachi Circular Railway, and agriculture. The CM said that some lines of the BRT bus system have started operation while two are under construction. “The KCR would be the feeder of the BRT lines and with its construction, the transport issue would be resolved in this megalopolis city,” he said.
The Consul general said that the KCR was a priority project of the CPEC and it would be approved shortly. Mr Shah said that during the last tenure of President Asif Ali Zardari various projects of agriculture were discussed and MOUs were signed. Now, the time has come to implement agriculture projects under which scientific methods of agriculture would be adopted to improve the yields of the crops.
CG Japan: The chief minister and Consul general of Japan Mr HATTORI Masaru discussed investment in different sectors, including electronics and automobiles. In their meeting, it was decided that a meeting between the Sindh Investment Department and the Consulate’s top officers would be organised shortly to select the sectors for investment.
CG Turkey: The Consul General of Turkey Mr Cemal Sangu told the CM that they wanted to expand their education system in the rural areas. Currently, the Turkish schools are operating in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas.
The chief minister said that he would hold a meeting of the education minister with him [the consul general] to establish Turkish schools in rural areas.
Mr Shah said that President Asif Zardari was interested in establishing Sufi University at Bhit Shah. He added that Turkey has a strong Sufi culture, and Turkish scholars could help to establish Sufi universities. At this, the council general assured the CM that he would arrange a delegation of Sufi scholars to visit Sindh and discuss modalities of the Sufi university to mature the university project.
CG Russia: The Russian Consul General, Mr Andrey Fedorov in his meeting with the CM discussed matters of mutual interest.