KARACHI:Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Investment and Public Private Partnership Projects, Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar on Tuesday said that Sindh government was committed to ensure provision of necessary facilities to people for raising their living standard.
He said this during a meeting with World Bank’s Public Private Partnership Hub Leader Moazzam Maikan and Investment Officer Mirza Khurram Baig.
Qamar said that the government was keen to encourage the World Bank’s cooperation in financial and technical matters in the regard.
Both the parties discussed avenues of cooperation for reconstruction of a large number of houses damaged due to recent floods in Sindh.
The meeting discussed various options including public private partnership mode and different approaches of investment for development projects, while prospects of investment in filtration plant projects for supply of clean drinking water were reviewed as well.
The meeting also discussed possibilities of technical and financial assistance to ensure environmental safety in new and ongoing development projects.
The WB representatives agreed to take the discussion further and work together on workable proposals after consulting on the above ideas in their institution.