A delegation of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) led by its President Shaikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Kamel, who is also a leading Saudi businessman, has met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, says an official statement. Aziz urged the investors from Islamic countries to explore and leverage investment opportunities in Pakistan. He said that the government through structural reforms has created an enabling environment for local and foreign investors, in addition to consistency and continuity of policies, and that liberalization, deregulation and privatization are important pillars of Pakistan's economic programme. The prime minister said that of late foreign direct investment has increased, particularly from Far Eastern and Middle Eastern countries. He said that some of the potential areas for investors are I.T, Telecom, real estate, tourism, agro-based industry and financial sectors. --MORE 1256 Local Time 0956 GMT
