ISLAMABAD: The executive vice president of technology giant Siemens on Sat­urday expressed the company’s readiness to enhance its support for strengthening Pakistan’s healthcare infrastructure during a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Berlin.

The president was on a three-day visit to Germany as the two countries prepare to mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

According to a statement issued by the Presidency, Sie­­­mens Executive Vice Pre­si­d­ent Daniel Frisch briefed the president on his company’s achievements in Pak­is­tan. He also acknowledged impr­ovements in health services, attributing them to the Sindh health department’s “rationally networked steps”.

Mr Frisch “expressed his readiness and desire to enh­ance existing support throu­­gh innovative solutions and technological applications for strengthening existing hea­lthcare infrastructure of Pakistan”, the statement said.

Zardari encourages company to pursue smart solutions for healthcare in remote areas

The Siemens delegation informed the president that its representatives would soon visit Pakistan to sign MoUs with local partners in capacity building and healthcare technology.

The company’s technological cooperation in Pakistan extends to cancer, stroke and other diseases, the delegation said.

‘Quality healthcare’

President Zardari called for the adoption of research-based and technology-driven solutions to improve healthcare services in the country.

He said Pakistan highly valued German industrial, technological and infrastructural support from organisations such as Siemens’ heal­t­­hcare division, which has been operating in Pakistan for decades and employs more than 100 people in three major cities.

The president said the “long-awaited mutual desire of expanded and augmented bilateral partnership” betw­een Islamabad and Berlin had been reaffirmed during his meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday.

“Affordable, yet qualified and highly standardised hea­lth service delivery, stays fu­­n­­damental to enable each and every citizen to realise unhindered potential,” Mr Zardari was quoted as saying.

“We strive for broadened and all-inclusive provision of quality healthcare, particularly for poverty-stricken peo­­ple in remote areas,” he added.

The president encouraged Siemens to deepen its engagement with Pakistan and div­ersify its investments across multiple sectors. He also as­­sured the company’s senior executives of “the fullest ins­titutional cooperation” thr­o­ugh the Special Investment Facilitation Council.

Later, President Zardari was seen off at Berlin airport as he departed Germany to return home.

Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2026