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Pakistan calls for enhanced dialogue and cooperation on migration issues

Islamabad, February 21, 2019 (PPI-OT): Addressing the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Budapest Process on migration issues in Istanbul, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior, Mr. Shehryar Afridi stressed the need for enhanced dialogue and cooperation between countries of origin, transit and destination, says a press release received here today from Ankara, Turkey. The Minister underscored that to effectively address migration, law enforcement cooperation needs to be supplemented by efforts to address underlying drivers of irregular migration and opening more avenues for legal migration.

He also invited attention to assess the impact of restrictive visa regime and stringent border controls on the entire cycle of migration. The Minister also called for countering the tendencies of xenophobia, racial profiling and Islamophobia in destination and cautioned against scapegoating migrants for narrow political gains. Minister Shehryar Afridi said Pakistan is both a country of origin as well as destination for migrants. He added Pakistan continued to host, on an average, more than a million irregular migrants from neighbouring countries and the region for over four decades.

He said these migrants have enjoyed social mobility, employment opportunities and access to health and education. He said that Pakistan has effective migration policies that were implemented through robust legal and administrative frameworks. On the sidelines of the Conference, Minister Shehryar Afridi held meetings with the Ministers of Interior of Turkey, Greece, Croatia as well as the Minister for Refugees of Afghanistan, and exchanged views on various aspects of migration.

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Meeting to expedite work on Railway Freight Corridor in Karachi

Islamabad, February 21, 2019 (PPI-OT): “Ministers in the incumbent government are vigilant, hardworking and honest in their duty. This how the leadership of Imran Khan will bring change. From dawn to dusk, I am trying my best to transform Maritime operations of Pakistan into effective, efficient and at par with international standards” observed Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi. “Among many feathers in our cap including, Night Navigation at Port Qasim, a drive against corruption and the docking of two LNG ships-not once, but twice-at the same tide and day at Port Qasim, The Railway Freight corridor is going to be a promising opportunity for both of the ministries-maritime and railways-to facilitate the business community”.

The Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs called on Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed yesterday in Islamabad. Chairman, Port Qasim, Asad Rafi Chandna, Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Rizwan Ahmed and member advisory council Ministry of Maritime Affairs Mahmood Maulvi also accompanied the Minister in the meeting. Framework to expedite the work on Railway Freight Corridor was agreed upon at the meeting. The said corridor is a part of MOUs signed last week in the visits conducted by the Minister at the Karachi Port Trust.

Karachi Port Trust will prepare the feasibility reports of the project and get its approval from Board. Work on the project will commence after the approval. Efficient freight movement to and from the ports is extremely important to facilitate imports and exports. The current hindrances are due to negligence of the previous governments who tried to fudge the figures and pocket commission through useless projects. The current government is clear in its vision to facilitate the business community to revamp exports. The said goal is only possible by cooperation among government organizations.

Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan calls on Federal Minister for Water Resources

Islamabad, February 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): The Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan Mr. Istvan Szabo called on Mr. Faisal Vawda, Federal Minister for Water Resources in Islamabad on Wednesday. Bilateral cooperation in the field of water resources was discussed during the meeting. The Federal Minister said that a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation on Water Resources between Hungary and Pakistan is in the final stages and is expected to be signed soon. The Hungarian Ambassador shared that Joint Economic Commission will be setup between the two countries this year.

Faisal Vawda invited the Hungarian Ambassador to invest in Water Resources projects in Pakistan. He welcomed joint cooperation on a pilot water supply project for Karachi also. “This is the best time to invest in Pakistan. We welcome Hungary’s investment in water Resources projects and are open for partnerships”, said the Federal Minister while inviting investment from Hungary to Pakistan.

The Hungarian Commercial Counsellor Dr. Istan Grafjodi was also present in the meeting and briefed about areas of expertise where Hungary could work with Pakistan like prevention of floods, irrigation and provision of drinking water. Hungarian Ambassador Istvan Szabo expressed his commitment to work with the Pakistan government and offered his full support. Ambassador Szabo said, “Pakistan is an amazing country. I have witnessed many positive changes in Pakistan during my stay here. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government is a breath of fresh air for the country”.

Indian malevolence can be perilous for the region: Ghulam Sarwar Khan

Islamabad, February 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): Indian malevolence can be perilous for the region. New Pakistan is on Indian nerves. No one can cause sprints in Pakistan’s way of progress. Accusations against Pakistan in Pulwama incident are India’s struggle to hide its inefficiency. This was said by Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Federal Minister for Petroleum on Wednesday. He said this in context to Saudi Crown Prince Visit and India’s scuffle to cause hurdles in international investment in Pakistan. He said Pakistan is a peace loving country, and we gave a lot of sacrifices for maintaining peace in the region.

Pakistan’s army and civil society has played an important role in war on terror. He added that it is evident that Pakistan always respects sovereignty of its neighbouring countries. India is accusing Pakistan baselessly in this matter. India should know that it is a new Pakistan now and a new Government with a new mind-set that does not want terrorism and war. India should provide substantial evidence to Pakistan, so that Pakistan can help in probing this attack.

Federal Minister for Petroleum added that stationing 10 lakh Indian army at Kashmir and by not conducting plebiscite, India is challenging writ of United Nations (UN). By killing innocent Kashmiris, India has proved that it is an irresponsible state .Ghulam Sarwar Khan added that this the right time that UN should solve 70 years old Kashmir issue peacefully.

Government to collaborate with UNDP to scale up youth empowerment initiatives

Islamabad, February 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): “Government will play a leading role in mainstreaming marginalized youth by scaling up youth empowerment initiatives of UNDP,” said Prime Minister Imran Khan in a meeting with Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, and Mr. Ignacio Artaza, UNDP’s Resident Representative in Pakistan. Prime Minister was briefed on UNDP’s Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP), which, in collaboration with Prime Minister’s Youth Program, aims to support youth engagement and empowerment initiatives across Pakistan over a period of five.

Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar informed the Prime Minister of his Office’s joint efforts with UNDP to engage youth groups and stakeholders on the government’s upcoming youth initiatives, such as; the first-ever National Youth Conference, National Youth Development Index, and National Youth Development Programme. He appreciated UNDP’s technical and resource assistance for the Government’s efforts to design the National Youth Development Programme that will serve as an umbrella platform for all youth-focused initiatives of the Government.

Mr. Dar has recently joined as co-chair of the UNDP Youth Empowerment Programme’s Steering Committee. He expressed hope that our institutional partnership would serve to align our shared objectives for Pakistani youth’s meaningful engagement, quality education and gainful employment.

Youth Empowerment Programme aims to promote youth empowerment by reducing young women and men’s vulnerability and exclusion through a three-pronged approach: 1) Jobs/Economic Empowerment, 2) Social Engagement, and 3) Education/Skills Development. YEP aims to empower 200,000 marginalized and excluded youth (50% women) across the country. Mr. Dar also briefed the Prime Minister about “Taleemi Razakar” Program and efforts to integrate madrassah students into mainstream by providing them greater opportunities. The Prime Minister appreciated UNDP for its continued commitment and engagement with the Government of Pakistan for education, employment and skills development of the youth of the country.

Following are the lists of top taxpayers TY-2018, issued by Ministry of Finance

Islamabad, February 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): Sr. No. Tax Office Individuals Name 1 LTU KARACHI Ms. SAIMA SHAHBAZ MALIK 2 LTU KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD YASIN MALIK 3 RTO-II KARACHI Mr. AHMED ULLAH 4 LTU LAHORE Mr. HASSAN MANSHA 5 RTO ISLAMABAD Mr. SHAHID KHAQAN ABBASI 6 LTU KARACHI Mr. SYED BABAR ALI 7 LTU KARACHI Mr. REHAN HASSAN 8 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. IMTIAZ HUSSAIN 9 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. MALIK SHAHID 10 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. Muhammad Hanif Jiwani 11 LTU KARACHI Mr. SHAHID YASIN MALIK 12 LTU KARACHI Mr. ARIF HABIB 13 LTU LAHORE Mr. MIAN UMER MANSHA 14 RTO GUJRANWALA Mr. FARRUKH IJAZ 15 D Mr. WAZIR ALI PARDHAN 16 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE 17 RTO-III KARACHI Mr. Muhammad Hanif Machiyara 18 RTO-III KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD IRFAN GHAZI 19 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. ABDUL WAHEED SHAIKH 20 RTO GUJRANWALA MALIK MUHAMMAD MUKARRAM 21 LTU LAHORE Mr. SH JHANZEB JILANI 22 RTO QUETTA Ain ul Haq 23 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. FARAZ ELLAHI SHAMSI 24 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD MATEEN SHAFI 25 RTO (CORPORATE) LAHORE Mr. MUHAMMAD HAMID KHAN 26 LTU KARACHI Mr. SHAHBAZ YASIN MALIK 27 RTO GUJRANWALA Mr. AMIR MEHMOOD 28 RTO-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD TEHREEM SHAMIM 29 RTO-III KARACHI Mr. MOHAMMAD TALHA 30 RTO (CORPORATE) KARACHI SYED IRSHAD AHMED 31 RTO (CORPORATE) LAHORE Mr. NAJAM HAFEEZ 32 RTO (CORPORATE) KARACHI Mr. MOHAMMAD NAJEEB HAROON 33 LTU ISLAMABAD Mr. SHUAIB ANWER MALIK 34 LTU KARACHI Mr. Ali Akhai 35 LTU KARACHI Mr. AFTAB FAIZULLAH TAPAL 36 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD KASHIF 37 RTO-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD SAEED FAISAL 38 RTO SUKKUR Mr. NAVEED AHMED MAHAR 39 LTU KARACHI Mr. KHALID MAHMOOD 40 RTO MULTAN Mr. MUHAMMAD RAMZAN 41 LTU KARACHI Mr. TARIQ RAFI 42 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. MUHAMMAD ASAD 43 RTO HYDERABAD Mr. GHULAM MUSTAFA 44 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. ALTAF ADAM 45 LTU KARACHI Ms. MEHVISH A TAPAL 46 LTU LAHORE Mr. MIAN RAZA MANSHA 47 LTU KARACHI Mr. IQBAL ALI MOHAMED 48 RTO (CORPORATE) KARACHI Mr. SALIM HABIB GODIL 49 RTO ABBOTTABAD Mr. MUHAMMAD DAWOOD KHAN 50 LTU-II KARACHI Mr. TANVEER AHMED Top Taxpayers – AOP Sr. No. Tax Office AOP Name Principal Officer/Partner 1 RTO QUETTA CR20G-ZKB KLM JOINT VENTURE Mr. Muhabbat Khan 2 RTO-II LAHORE ZKB RELIABLE JV Mr. Waseem Afzal 3 LTU KARACHI ADVANCE TELECOM Mr. Asif Majeed 4 RTO QUETTA LIMAK JV ZKB Mr. Muhabbat Khan 5 RTO-II LAHORE AIR LINK COMMUNICATION Mr. Muzaffar Hayat Paracha 6 RTO PESHAWAR CR21G-MAQBOOL-CALSONS JV Ch. Aamir Latif 7 LTU-II KARACHI ZAFAR ENTERPRISES Mr. Azeem Khan Yousafzai 8 LTU LAHORE OZKARTALLAR CAMPAK JOINT VENTURE Mr. Nizam ud din 9 RTO HYDERABAD UNITED AGRO CHEMICAL PEHLAJ RAI 10 RTO PESHAWAR SGEC-MAQBOOL-CALSONS JV Syed Masood Hussain Shah 11 RTO ISLAMABAD MAQBOOL-ZARGHOON JV Mr. Amir Siddiqui 12 RTO-II KARACHI KINGCRETE BUILDERS Maj (Rtd.) Nawaz Ahmed Minhas 13 RTO GUJRANWALA SPARCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Ch. Muhammad Sadique 14 RTO QUETTA ZAHIR KHAN and BROTHERS Mr. Zahir Khan 15 RTO-II KARACHI PREMIER AGENCIES Mr. Ebrahim Qassim 16 RTO (CORPORATE) LAHORE SKB-KNK JOINT VENTURE Mr. Kamal Nasir Khan 17 RTO SUKKUR UMER JAN and COMPANY Mr. Muhammad Akram Khan Panezai 18 LTU-II KARACHI M/S IMRAN SHIP BREAKING CO. Mr. Aslam Suleman Jiwani 19 RTO-II KARACHI WAZIR ALI and COMPANY Mr. Mehboob Ali 20 RTO QUETTA SADAF ENTERPRISES Mr. Muhammad Umer Memon 21 RTO-II KARACHI INOVI TECHNOLOGIES Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan 22 LTU LAHORE GOURMET FOODS Mr. Zubair Nawaz Chatta 23 RTO QUETTA ALLIANCE ENERGY Mr. Ilyas Hussain Khan 24 RTO-II KARACHI CHAWLA INTERNATIONAL Mr. Santosh Kumar Chawla 25 LTU-II KARACHI ABDUL SATTAR NOOR MOHD. and CO. Mr. Aamir Bhaghani 26 RTO (CORPORATE) LAHORE HCS-SNMC JV Mr. Mohsin Hasnain 27 RTO ABBOTTABAD CGGC-AM ASSOCIATES JV Mr. Yehua 28 LTU-II KARACHI WR EDIBLE OIL REFINERY Mr. Hamid Waheed 29 RTO ABBOTTABAD CGGC-GRCJV (CHINA GEZHOUBA GROUP COMPANY AND GHULAM RASOOL and CO JOINT VENTURE) Mr. Majidullah Khan 30 RTO-II LAHORE M/S CRESCENT CORPORATION MR MUHAMMAD ASLAM NASIR 31 RTO-II LAHORE NETRACON TECHNOLOGIES SYED ASGHAR ALI 32 LTU-II KARACHI PRIME SHIP BREAKERS Malik Panjwani 33 RTO QUETTA NPI CONSTRUCTION and ENGINEERING Haji Mauladad 34 RTO ISLAMABAD CRFG-MATRACON-TTC JOINT VENTURE Mr. Muhammad Abdul Qadir 35 RTO (CORPORATE) LAHORE OUTFITTERS STORES Mr. Imran Khurshid 36 LTU ISLAMABAD WERRICK PHARMACEUTICALS Muhammad Bilal 37 LTU KARACHI JAMALUDDIN and COMPANY Mr. Akhtar Muhammad 38 RTO-II KARACHI S.EJAZ UD DIN and COMPANY Mr. Nazimuddin Feroze 39 RTO-II LAHORE SAADAT INTERNATIONAL GHULAM MAHBOOB 40 RTO SUKKUR M/S UMER JAN and CO (JOV) M/S XUCHANG GUANGLI HIGHWAY Mr. Muhammad Akram Khan Panazi 41 RTO GUJRANWALA HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION Mr. Tariq Pervaiz 42 LTU-II KARACHI AL-HAMZA COMMODITIES Mr. Muhammad Sharif Paracha 43 RTO MULTAN SUNCROP PESTICIDES Dr. Muhammad Shafique Khan 44 RTO-II KARACHI USMANI – RELIABLE (JV) Mr. Khuram Irshad ul Haqe 45 RTO QUETTA VENTURE GREEN RECYCLERS Mr. Arif Rashid Dar 46 RTO GUJRANWALA SHAREEF ENTERPRISES Mr. Hassan Saqlain 47 RTO -III Karachi M/S Rajby Industries Mr. Nafees Sultan 48 RTO II Karachi RIAA Barker Gillette Mr. Yousuf Khosa 49 RTO QUETTA Saad Ullah Khan and Borthers Engenn. and Const. CO. Mr. Saad Ullah Khan 50 RTO HYDERABAD Unique Triding Co. Dr. Daya Ram ? Top Taxpayers – Company Sr. No. Tax Office Company Name Principal Officer/Partner 1 LTU ISLAMABAD OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED. Mr. Zahid Mir 2 LTU KARACHI UNITED BANK LIMITED Ms Sima Kamil 3 LTU ISLAMABAD GOVERNMENT HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED Mr. Zahid Nazir Bhatti 4 LTU KARACHI PAKISTAN PETROLEUM LIMITED Syed Ehtesham Ahmed 5 LTU KARACHI PAKISTAN STATE OIL COMPANY LIMITED Syed Jahangir Ali Shah 6 LTU LAHORE ALLIED BANK OF PAKISTAN LIMITED Mr. FARHAN ULLAH KHAN 7 LTU ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY Maj. Gen Rtd Amir Azeem Bajwa 8 LTU KARACHI HABIB BANK LIMITED Sagheer Mufti 9 LTU KARACHI INDUS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Ali S. Habib 10 LTU LAHORE NESTLE PAKISTAN LIMITED FREDA DUPLAN and Ms. Fatima Akhtar Hayat 11 LTU ISLAMABAD CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED Mr. Han Peng 12 LTU KARACHI STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED Mr. Shahzad Dada 13 LTU KARACHI MEEZAN BANK LIMITED. Mr. Irfan Siddiqui 14 LTU LAHORE PAK-ARAB REFINERY LIMITED Mr. Tariq Razavi 15 LTU KARACHI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY Sqn. Ldr. Shah Rukh Nusrat 16 RTO MULTAN BANK AL-HABIB LIMITED Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan 17 LTU KARACHI NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN Mr. Arif Usmani 18 LTU LAHORE KOT ADDU POWER COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Mohtashim 19 LTU KARACHI UNILEVER PAKISTAN LIMITED Mr. Aman Ghanchi 20 LTU ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Javed Iqbal 21 LTU KARACHI BANK ALFALAH LIMITED Anjum Hai 22 LTU ISLAMABAD BOWENERGY RESOURCES (PAKISTAN) SRL Mr. Hammad Razaq 23 LTU LAHORE PEPSI-COLA INTERNATIONAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED Mr. Furqan Ahmed Syed 24 LTU LAHORE HONDA ATLAS CARS LIMITED Mr. Umair Wajid 25 LTU ISLAMABAD ATTOCK PETROLEUM LIMITED Mr. Shuaib Anwar Malik 26 LTU ISLAMABAD INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PAKISTAN LIMITED Mr. Ali Naseer 27 LTU ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN OILFIELDS LIMITED Mr. Shuaib Anwar Malik 28 LTU ISLAMABAD MARI PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED Lt.Gen® Ishfaq Nadeem 29 LTU LAHORE MILLAT TRACTORS LIMITED. Mr. Sohail Nisar 30 LTU ISLAMABAD HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED Tandong Yang 31 LTU ISLAMABAD BESTWAY CEMENT LIMITED Mr. Zameer Mohammad Chaudhry 32 LTU KARACHI QASIM INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL PAKISTAN LIMITED Mr. Junaid Zameer 33 LTU ISLAMABAD MOL PAKISTAN OIL and GAS COMPANY B. V. Gabor vakarcs 34 RTO PESHAWAR LUCKY CEMENT LIMITED Mr. Muhammad Younas Tabba 35 LTU ISLAMABAD FAUJI FERTILIZER COMPANY LIMITED Lt.Gen (Retd) Tariq Khan 36 LTU LAHORE TETRA PAK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED Mr. Misbah Hassan 37 LTU KARACHI HABIB METROPOLITAN BANK LIMITED Mr. Mohsin Ali Nathani 38 LTU KARACHI GETZ PHARMA (PRIVATE) LIMITTED Dr. Khurram Hussain 39 LTU KARACHI KARACHI INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL LIMITED Naveed Qureshi 40 LTU KARACHI INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED Mr. Chen Yunchung (Airdy) 41 LTU ISLAMABAD CMPAK LIMITED Mr. LIWENYU 42 RTO ISLAMABAD CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Lee 43 LTU KARACHI ENGRO CORPORATION LIMITED Ghais Khan 44 LTU-II KARACHI CHEVRON PAKISTAN LUBRICANTS (PVT.) LIMITED Muhammad Najam Shamas uddin 45 RTO FAISALABAD RAFHAN MAIZE PRODUCTS COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Irfan Ahmad Bhatti 46 LTU LAHORE THE BANK OF PUNJAB Mr. Khalid Tirmazi 47 LTU KARACHI ATLAS HONDA LIMITED Mr. Kashif Yaseen 48 RTO MULTAN FATIMA FERTILIZER COMPANY LIMITED Mr. Fazal Ahmed Sheikh 49 LTU KARACHI PORT QASIM AUTHORITY Mr. Asad Rafi Chandna 50 LTU KARACHI GLAXO SMITHKLINE PAKISTAN LIMITED Mr. Abdul Samad.

Prime Minister approves draft Pak-Turkey Strategic Economic Framework

Islamabad, February 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): The Prime Minister approved in principle, the draft Strategic Economic Framework between Pakistan and Turkey at a meeting held here. The Prime Minister directed for early finalization of the framework aiming at transforming the bilateral relations between the two countries into a broader growing strategic economic relationship. He directed relevant ministries to vigorously pursue this framework and put in place strong institutional arrangements for its implementation, once finalized.

The meeting was attended by relevant federal ministers and secretaries including Finance, Information and Broadcasting, IPC, Health, Commerce, Energy, Chairman BOI and others. Secretary EAD gave a detailed briefing on the contents and contours of the proposed framework. It was informed that during the Prime Minister’s visit to Turkey in the first week of January this year, the top leadership of the two sides had agreed to transform the bilateral relationship into a long-term strategic trade, investment and economic relationship based on the principles of reciprocity and fairness.

On his return from Turkey, the Prime Minister constituted a ten member ministerial committee headed by the Finance Minister, Asad Umar to finalize the proposed framework. Subsequently, two meetings of this Ministerial Committee were chaired by the Finance Minister and ideas and proposals were received from the 16 relevant ministries of the federal government. After due consideration and examination, proposals were identified, evaluated and incorporated into a wholesome draft strategic economic framework.

The Finance Minister briefed the meeting that it is an integrated framework that has been built keeping in view the best interest of Pakistan, capitalizing on mutual complementarities and key advantages of the two economies, the framework so finalized will serve as the overarching strategic policy framework integrating all facets of existing bilateral economic cooperation into a single platform.

The Economic Framework seeks to build a strategic economic framework with brotherly country Turkey in a globally evolving geo strategic environment and through this instrument tangible measurable results will be pursued. It will encompass broader areas of bilateral cooperation like trade, textiles, investment, industries and production, energy, economy/banking and finance, aviation, agriculture, social sectors and tourism. Pakistan through this framework is not looking for aid but trade, investment and technology for enhancing industrial productivity of its economy.

There are strong mutual complementarities between the two economies. While on one hand Pakistan can benefit from modern industrial base and technological advancement specifically in auto sector, steel sector, value added textiles and tourism on the other hand Pakistan can meet Turkish economy’s requirements such as agricultural products, raw materials, textile materials etc. The joint ventures between Turkey and Pakistan in multiple sectors including value added textile and leather industry can produce quality products for export to European Union and East Asian markets. After approval by the Prime Minister in principle, the government of Pakistan is now sharing this draft framework with the Turkish side for their review and consideration before the same is finalized between the two countries in the coming weeks.