{"id":21900,"date":"2025-09-22T15:58:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21900"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:58:29","slug":"pm-directs-ministries-to-fast-track-investment-trade-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/09\/22\/pm-directs-ministries-to-fast-track-investment-trade-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"PM directs ministries to fast-track investment, trade projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal ministries to accelerate efforts for investment, economic, and trade activities, emphasizing the importance of completing ongoing projects without delay.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He chaired the meeting online from London, with key ministers in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Targets given to ministries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif assigned clear targets to ministries and instructed them to identify viable projects that could be completed immediately to promote investment and trade. He stressed that only practical, results-oriented initiatives should be prioritized to ensure long-term economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on key investment sectors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting opportunities for foreign investment, the PM pointed to agriculture, IT, minerals, tourism, and renewable energy as promising sectors. He said that attracting investment in these areas would not only boost the economy but also generate employment and modernize industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trade promotion as policy priority<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shehbaz underlined that increasing trade and exports is a central part of the government\u2019s economic policy. He called for the preparation of a roadmap and change agenda to enhance competitiveness and open new markets for Pakistani goods and services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal ministries to accelerate efforts for investment, economic, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[661],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PM directs ministries to fast-track investment, trade projects - Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/09\/22\/pm-directs-ministries-to-fast-track-investment-trade-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM directs ministries to fast-track investment, trade projects - 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