Ahsan Iqbal said there is also a great scope of cooperation in the areas of IT, energy, mining, and tourism and skills development.


Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday said: “There are vast opportunities of cooperation between Pakistan and the Middle Eastern countries in diverse areas”.
Addressing a conference in Islamabad, he stated that Pakistan can modernize its agriculture sector by attracting a sizeable investment from the Middle Eastern countries.
“We have to create a Green Revolution 2.0 in the country where we not only fulfill our domestic food requirements but also export the agriculture products,” added Iqbal.
Ahsan Iqbal said there is also a great scope of cooperation in the areas of Information Technology (IT), energy, mining, and tourism and skills development.
The Minister for Planning continued that Middle East is a strategic economic partner of Pakistan, adding that countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council have always stood by Pakistan in difficult times and proved to be a reliable partner.
Alluding to the recent developments in the Middle East especially the joining of SCO by Saudi Arabia and the role played by China in KSA-Iran rapprochement, the Minister for Planning and Development said that according to an estimate, trade between the GCC and the emerging Asian nations will increase to over six hundred billion dollars by 2030.
He said since Pakistan has a close relationship with all these countries, there are opportunities for the country to align itself with these changes.

Here’s how Apple is locking down iPhones to comply with Texas’ age verification law
- 7 hours ago

Once a club on the rise, Liverpool in desperate need of a spark under Gareth Taylor
- 4 hours ago

Google to invest $15bn in India
- 6 hours ago

You can still snag LG’s C4 OLED TV at half the price
- 7 hours ago

Apple’s executive reshuffling isn’t over
- 7 hours ago

Punjab govt's important decision regarding toll plazas for public convenience
- 6 hours ago

Establishing Palestine with pre-1967 borders is bedrock of Pakistan's Middle East policy: PM
- 6 hours ago

OpenAI allegedly sent police to an AI regulation advocate’s door
- 7 hours ago

Azad Kashmir Information Minister Mazhar Saeed resigns
- 5 hours ago

Abhishek Bachchan first time wins Best Actor Filmfare Award in 25-year career
- 5 hours ago

We’re all about to be in wearable hell
- 7 hours ago

Can America recover from Trump? Here’s what new data says.
- 5 hours ago