Overview
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met Turkish parliamentarian Burhan Kaya Turk in Lahore for wide-ranging talks on economic ties, environmental cooperation and parliamentary exchanges.
- Punjab welcomed Turkish interest in Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones and proposed naming one in honor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Both sides emphasized collaboration on flood management, clean transport, forest protection, water conservation and climate-smart infrastructure.
- The delegation discussed raising bilateral trade to a reported $5 billion target, with specifics yet to be formalized.
- Punjab briefed the visitors on its COP-30 agenda and programs including the Clean Air initiative, the Suthra Punjab campaign, an AI Forest Protection Force and a Climate Observatory, while thanking Türkiye for recent flood assistance.