LAHORE:Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq said Pakistan had emerged as a confident and capable country contributing to regional peace, stability and development.
According to a spokesperson, chairing a meeting of the PFC Board of Directors, here on Sunday, he said Pakistan must make the most of the recent improvement in its relations with the United States while maintaining its strong ties with other key partners, particularly China. He said several promising areas offered opportunities for expanding Pakistan-US economic cooperation, adding that Pakistan should maintain and enhance its share in the growing bilateral trade with the United States. He said the US market offered significant prospects for Pakistan’s young and technology-savvy entrepreneurs, particularly in IT exports, startups, software development, digital adoption and e-commerce.
Mian Kashif said American companies should also be encouraged to invest in Pakistan’s shale oil and mineral sectors, particularly lithium, rare earth elements and copper, which were essential for industries such as semiconductors, defense technology and robotics. He identified defense, security and counterterrorism as other potential areas of bilateral cooperation.