CM Punjab visits Karachi for safe landing after a successful visit of UK & Turkey

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has returned to the country after successful visit to Britain and Turkey.The CM flight could not be landed at Lahore Airport due to dense fog and the plane had to moved to Karachi.From where he took flight for Lahore after a few hours.

Talking at Lahore Airport, Shahbaz Sharif said that his recent tour to Britain and Turkey has been very successful and a number of MoUs were signed during the visit which will further increase economic cooperation with Britain and Turkey. He said that British government has assured full cooperation with Punjab government in health and education sectors. He said that meetings with British ministers and heads of different departments have been very fruitful.

The Chief Minister said that foreign investors expressed keen interest in UK-Pakistan Energy & Infrastructure Conference in London and expressed willingness in investment in Pakistan. He said that new avenues of cooperation have opened between Pakistan and Britain due to his visit.

Shahbaz Sharif said that useful meetings were held with Turk President, Prime Minister and Turk investors during his visit to Turkey. He said that assurance of cooperation from Turk President Tayyip Recep Erdogan in every sector is welcome and increasing cooperation with Turkey will touch new heights.

During one-day visit to Turkey, Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglue and Mayor Istanbul Kadir Topbas accorded unprecedented welcome to Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.

Besides meetings of three Turk leaders with Pakistani delegations, Shehbaz Sharif also held one on one meetings. The schedule of meeting of Chief Minister with Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was 45 minutes but it lasted for more than two and a half hours.

The interest of Turk leadership in the personality of Chief Minister Shahbaz can be judged from the fact that Turk Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglue personally uploaded the video of his meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on facebook account which has been liked by thousands of persons.