ISLAMABAD, February 19: Sergi Herrero, Group Chief Operating Officer of VEON (parent company of Jazz Pakistan) called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.
Chairman Board of Investment Zubair Haider Gilani, Chairman PTA Maj. Gen. (R) Aamir Azeem Bajwa, Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Digital Pakistan Ms. Tania Aidrus and senior officials were also present during the meeting.
Prime Minister appreciated the long association of VEON with Pakistan having US$ 9 billion investment and serving 60 million subscribers with multitude of services.
Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighted that Pakistan has great investment potential in communication and energy sector.
Government is focused on providing ease-of-doing-business with liberal investment policy which has been acknowledged by international financial institutions.
The Prime Minister stated that his government has launched “Digital Pakistan” initiative with the aim to provide a platform to the Pakistani youth become independent and drivers of economic growth. The Prime Minister stated that under the Digital Policy the government has aimed to increase the size of Pakistani ICT industry to US $ 20 billion in next few years. He emphasized that a digital ecosystem with infrastructure and institutional frameworks for rapid delivery of innovative digital services, applications and content is being provided to the IT proficient youth. – Agencies
