ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said ensuring peace and an enabling environment in country was prerequisite for budding businesses to flourish.

Unfortunately due to turmoil in Pakistan in recent years, business community, particularly, foreign investors had faced many hardships, she said.

Speaking at CEO Summit ‘Turn around Pakistan: Reshaping Future of Pakistan’ she expressed optimism that Pakistan would soon come out of troubling times and would be on track to tranquility and prosperity.

There was need to build narrative against disinformation being propagated against country and government needed to play lead role in building progressive narrative, he added.

Marri said Pakistan was not short of talent, however, there was need to provide platforms to all budding businesses in Pakistan. “Youth, which comprises big chunk of country’s population, is our most valuable asset which needs to be cultivated.” She commended role of CEO Club in digitising country. She said foreign investment was directly linked with country’s security situation.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 17 2023

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