PM Kakar pledges to serve nation within ambit of responsibilities
Pakistan
Overall economic and law and order situation in the country will be reviewed during the meeting
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said on Friday the interim set-up had a limited role but he would try his best to serve the nation.
Speaking at the first meeting of the cabinet, he lauded his 24-member team and said he was “proud to have one of the best teams”.
“I am hopeful that Almighty Allah would enable us to lead and steer this nation in this interim period. I am very well aware that we are here for an allocated time. We do not have a perpetual mandate to serve this nation,” he said.
He also condemned the Jaranwala incident and said the interim government would not support the forces of darkness.
The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
Earlier, sources said the overall economic and law and order situation in the country would be reviewed during the meeting. PM Kakar arrived at the PM Secretariat from the Punjab House.
A day earlier, the premier said the government would ensure full use of the forum of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to carry forward the development agenda.
Terming the SIFC a ray of hope for Pakistan’s economic development, the prime minister said the government would focus on development of different sectors under the Council’s umbrella.
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Addressing a meeting held here in connection with the working of the SIFC, Prime Minister Kakar said the caretaker government during its short tenure would fully devote all its energies to the stability and progress of the economy.
He directed to harmonise the regulatory structure with the contemporary international requirements to improve the energy sector.
He said Pakistan had vast potential for foreign investment in the fields of agriculture, mining and minerals, information technology, energy and defence production.
During the meeting, Secretary SIFC Jahanzeb Khan and Secretary Implementation Jameel Ahmed Qureshi briefed the prime minister about the steps taken to bolster foreign direct investment.
PM Kakar was also apprised about the whole of government approach under SIFC to increase the foreign investment by facilitating investors.
The meeting was further informed that under the forum, the government would provide one window facility to the investors for different projects.
The prime minister appreciated the efforts of Jahanzeb Khan and Jamil Ahmed Qureshi for bringing investment in the country, adding the SIFC would play a vital role in improving the economy.
He said there was huge potential for foreign investment in the infrastructure and tourism sectors.
