Ahsan stresses need for promoting trade with Saudi Arabia

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has urged the Pakistani business community in Saudi Arabia to play an active role in further enhancing trade relations with the kingdom. “These increased economic contacts provide a solid foundation for bilateral relations between nations, he said while addressing a reception hosted by the Pakistani business community in Jeddah on Wednesday. The minister outlined the key elements of the 5Es framework under the Uraan Pakistan initiative, which serves as a unifying roadmap to transforming Pakistan into a $1 trillion economy by 2035 and a $3tr by 2047.