Some more activity by CM ....... as election are drawing near
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The ambassador of South Korea in Pakistan, Choong Joo Choi, met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Saturday and discussed matters of mutual interest as well as cooperation in transport, mining, hydle power and other sectors.
Member National Assembly Pervaiz Malik, Chairman Lahore Transport Company Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan and the Transport secretary were also present.
Talking to the Korean ambassador, the chief minister said that Pakistan had cordial relations with South Korea which had made remarkable progress in various sectors. He said that there were vast opportunities of cooperation in different sectors in Punjab and the provincial government had created a favourable environment for promotion of investment and all facilities were being provided to investors under one roof. He said that he had visited South Korea during his last tenure and introduced a well-organized transport system for the first time in Pakistan in the form of Daewoo Bus Service.
He said that an air-conditioned CNG bus service had recently been launched in Lahore with the cooperation of Chinese company, Foton, which had resulted in availability of affordable, comfortable and efficient transport service to the people. He said that, in the next phase, similar transport facilities would be provided in Faisalabad, Multan, Rawalpindi and other big cities of the province.
He said that an agreement had been signed between the leading companies of Istanbul and Solid Waste Management for the disposal of solid waste from provincial metropolis while negotiations were also being held with different Korean companies for cooperation in various sectors - including Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) and Mono Rail project. He said that Korea had expertise in transport, hydle power, mining and other sectors and it could also extend cooperation in BRT and mono rail sectors in Punjab. He said that Daewoo was playing a commendable role in providing transport facilities to the people and, like other investors, Daewoo bus service would continue to be provided maximum facilities. He thanked the ambassador for taking keen interest in cooperation in various sectors and said that heads of various departments of Punjab government would send proposals to Korean Embassy in the light of which further steps would be taken for cooperation.
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