Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Thursday with a Service Long March Tyres delegation and a separate VEON team to discuss new projects and capital.
- He reaffirmed a transparent, facility-based setup run through the Special Investment Facilitation Council to speed approvals and grow jobs and exports.
- Officials said the Board of Investment is assisting the tyre venture, including support for a planned development zone in Nooriabad, Sindh.
- The Chinese joint venture told the prime minister it stays export-focused and reported $54 million in exports in 2024–25, with further expansion plans still in the briefing stage.
- In digital talks, Sharif pledged full support to VEON and pointed to a recent 5G spectrum auction as a signal to telecom and tech investors.