LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Chinese investment would create new employment opportunities for low-income people.
“The investment in construction of low-cost houses will help provide cheap residential facilities to the people with limited resources,” he added.
He said this while talking to a delegation of Chinese investors led by Ren Zhineng at the Chief Minister’s House.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the project of construction of houses for low-income families in Lahore, Faisalabad and Sialkot.
The chief minister said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was playing a pivotal role for investment in the country, besides enhancing investment volume.
He said a number of Chinese investors were benefiting from vast investment opportunities in Pakistan, especially in Punjab.
He said the CPEC had opened new chapters of Pak-China friendship.
Speaking on the occasion, Ren Zhineng applauded the services of Shahbaz Sharif for the development of Punjab. app
