NEW YORK, June 17: CKE Restaurants Inc announced on Tuesday that it has signed development agreements with both MDS Foods Pte Ltd and Global Food Connection LLC to open 25 new Hardee’s restaurants in Pakistan over a period of five years.

MDS Foods will open 15 Hardee’s units in Lahore within the next five years, while Global Food will open 10 Hardee’s in Karachi over the next four years, CKE said in a statement.—Reuters