BOI, Sundar Green SEZ management discuss investment facilitation

August 05, 2026 (MLN):  Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has held that export-led industrial growth holds the key to Pakistan's economic future, terming Sundar Green Special Economic Zone (SEZ) a role model for other SEZs in the country and reiterating that the government remains fully committed to promoting investment and industrialization through enabling policies and facilitation mechanisms.

The Minister held a meeting with MNA Rana Muhammad Hayat and the managing team of Sundar Green SEZ comprising Chief Executive Officer Azeem Iftikhar, Managing Director Muhammad Abid and Director Rana Faisal Hayat  at the BOI headquarters.

Secretary BOI Jamil Qureshi, Additional Secretary Zulfiqar Ali and other senior BOI officials were also present, according to a press release issued.

The Minister extended a warm welcome to the guests and appreciated their contribution towards industrial development in Pakistan, while the delegation thanked him for sparing time for the meeting and acknowledged BOI's continued support in facilitating investment initiatives.

Matters pertaining to Sundar Green SEZ were taken up in detail, with the Minister and Secretary BOI commending the management team's efforts in developing a modern and environmentally sustainable industrial zone.

Underlining the importance of industrialisation, the Minister maintained that Pakistan's economic future is tied to export-led growth, pointing to China's rapid economic transformation as a model worth emulating and citing leading industrial ventures such as Challenge Fashion to stress the critical role of manufacturing and exports in strengthening the national economy.

He noted that Special Economic Zones offer attractive incentives, including tax exemptions and ease of doing business, making them a key driver of economic growth, and held that BOI remains committed to facilitating investors at every stage while ensuring challenges faced by businesses are addressed promptly.

Secretary BOI Jamil Qureshi also assured full institutional support, with the Minister inviting the delegation to put forward recommendations or proposals for further improving the investment climate.

Both sides concurred that export-oriented industrial growth is the way forward for Pakistan's sustainable economic development, with the meeting concluding on a shared resolve to strengthen collaboration and promote SEZs as engines of economic progress.

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