Finding ways for lucrative investments

A tremendous amount of focus is now visible from actions of the current leadership, spearheaded by supremely empowered Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) with support of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Reportedly, the PM was lauded as a “man of action” by one of the Saudi Arabian ministers and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb too has focused his entire energy on implementation of policy prescriptions: 1) increasing tax revenues 2) privatisation of SOEs and 3) energy sector reforms. A huge red carpet is invariably laid for foreign investors. But could we do better? Overseas Pakistanis are the biggest dollar-earning asset of Pakistan. Having left the country to seek greener pastures in different countries, the generation remains intertwined with the wellbeing of Pakistan and its citizens due to the inability to secure nationalities, lack of permanent status, desire to support families back home and emotional want to head home at some later stage of life.