ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Tuesday that Pakistan provides numerous prospects for international investment in energy, information technology, and other industries.
He was speaking with EnerTech’s Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah al-Mutairi, who had called him here.
During the discussion, the prime minister praised investment from foreign companies such as EnerTech.
Meanwhile, as the February 8 elections approach, the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday submitted its overview on armed forces deployment for the polls.
The news comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested 277,000 army personnel be deployed around the country to maintain security and law and order in the country, where 126 million people will elect their MPs next month.
With 2023 shaping up to be one of the worst years for terror-related attacks since 2015, the country’s impending elections are shrouded in uncertainty about the security and safety of both candidates and voters.
Despite multiple violent incidents and attacks on candidates, political parties have continued to campaign for votes; nonetheless, several lawmakers have expressed concerns about the law and order situation, with some even petitioning the Senate for a poll postponement.
Earlier this month, Kaleemullah Khan, an independent candidate running for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s PK-104 seat, was shot dead in North Waziristan.
Hours later, Shah Khalid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was slain in Swabi when unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on his car.
Several other leaders, including Aslam Buledi of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mohsin Dawar of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), Lala Abdul Rasheed of the National Party, and Senator Kohda Akram Dashti, have also been targeted this month.
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Tuesday that Pakistan provides numerous prospects for international investment in energy, information technology, and other industries.
He was speaking with EnerTech’s Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah al-Mutairi, who had called him here.
During the discussion, the prime minister praised investment from foreign companies such as EnerTech.
Meanwhile, as the February 8 elections approach, the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday submitted its overview on armed forces deployment for the polls.
The news comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested 277,000 army personnel be deployed around the country to maintain security and law and order in the country, where 126 million people will elect their MPs next month.
With 2023 shaping up to be one of the worst years for terror-related attacks since 2015, the country’s impending elections are shrouded in uncertainty about the security and safety of both candidates and voters.
Despite multiple violent incidents and attacks on candidates, political parties have continued to campaign for votes; nonetheless, several lawmakers have expressed concerns about the law and order situation, with some even petitioning the Senate for a poll postponement.
Earlier this month, Kaleemullah Khan, an independent candidate running for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s PK-104 seat, was shot dead in North Waziristan.
Hours later, Shah Khalid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was slain in Swabi when unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on his car.
Several other leaders, including Aslam Buledi of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mohsin Dawar of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), Lala Abdul Rasheed of the National Party, and Senator Kohda Akram Dashti, have also been targeted this month.
