Investment invited in IT sector

Published April 30, 2008

ISLAMABAD, April 29: Pakistan provides an excellent opportunity for investment especially in the field of information technology, said Federal IT Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira.

He was talking to a delegation of Progressive International Pty Ltd, a potential Australian investment company, here on Tuesday.

Members of the delegation discussed various issues regarding conceptual plan for Export Processing Zone Authority Tech Tower.

The minister informed the delegation that Pakistan provides an excellent opportunity to investors with a deregulated IT sector and an enabling environment conducive to investors’ needs. There is consistency in policies and security of capital which provide an ideal environment for investment here especially in software and service companies, he said.

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