Overview
- Chairing an economic governance review in Islamabad on January 1, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Pakistani embassies to serve as first points of contact for investors by providing early guidance and access to facilities.
- He instructed all relevant ministries to quickly finalize recommendations for domestic and foreign investment and to submit sector-wise projects with clear targets and timelines.
- The government framed export promotion as central to the push, saying development initiatives should directly bolster sales abroad and broader economic growth.
- Sharif emphasized stronger coordination across federal ministries and provincial governments with equal attention to industry, agriculture, and other key sectors; senior officials briefed him, with cabinet members and provincial chief secretaries in attendance.
- In a separate petroleum review, he ordered priority for oil and gas exploration and digitization of the supply chain, as officials reported a new OGDCL discovery in Kohat’s Nashpa Block estimated at about 4,100 barrels of oil per day.