KP making efforts to secure maximum share in Chinese investment: CS

PESHAWAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th May, 2026) Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahab Ali Shah on Thursday said massive Chinese investment was expected to flow into Pakistan and the provincial government is making all-out efforts to ensure that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa secured the maximum possible share of this investment.

He said the province offered immense opportunities for foreign investment and that the provincial government was providing a conducive environment for local industrialists through the promotion of business-to-business collaboration with Chinese investors.

He expressed these views while addressing, via video link, an Investment conference organized by the planning and development department to promote business-to-business engagement between local industrialists and Chinese investors.

The conference was attended by officials of relevant provincial government departments and autonomous bodies, representatives of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, various trade and business organizations, investors, traders and foreign investors.

The Chief Secretary said the business ideas, presented by participants at the conference, would formally be shared with Chinese investors through the Federal government for potential investment opportunities.

He thanked the participants for their enthusiastic participation, keen interest and useful proposals, adding that their proposals and business ideas would prove highly beneficial in attracting maximum Chinese investment to the province.

He stated that the conference was just a beginning and that the process of consultation and interaction with the business community and industrialists would continue in the future as well.

During the conference, relevant officials gave a detailed briefing to participants regarding the objectives, targets and other aspects of the conference.

It was informed that the conference had been organized in the context of the Business-to-Business Investment Conference held last year in Beijing between Pakistani and Chinese investors last year.

Officials said the objective of the conference was to identify business ideas and investment proposals in potential sectors for business-to-business engagement with Chinese investors.

According to the briefing, the provincial government has identified six priority sectors, including agriculture, industry, livestock, minerals, forestry and information technology.

Local businessmen were informed that they could submit business ideas and proposals in these sectors to attract Chinese investment through business-to-business partnerships. The proposals could relate either to the establishment of new businesses or the expansion of existing enterprises.

Participants were also informed that the provincial government would finalize these business ideas and proposals in the form of a comprehensive pitch book and forward it to the federal government for presentation to Chinese investors during the expected upcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to China.

The participants were further informed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had devised a formal action plan to operationalize cooperation between local and Chinese investors.

Under this initiative, local industrialists would be provided all necessary facilities through a one-window operation, including facilitation in regulatory procedures, provision of plots in industrial zones and other incentives.

Officials further stated that the provincial government would encourage the export of value-added products instead of raw materials and would extend all possible support to local exporters in this regard.

They noted that the initiative would not only boost industrial activities in the province but would also help generate valuable foreign exchange and create employment opportunities for local people.

Participants termed the conference a commendable initiative by the provincial government to attract foreign investment to the province and appreciated the role of the Planning and Development Department in this regard.

They expressed the view that the conference would help promote the industrial sector, attract foreign investment and create new avenues of cooperation between local industrialists and Chinese investors.