The government of Punjab province of Pakistan welcomes Chinese businessmen, firms and joint ventures to invest in a multi-million dollar project to provide clean drinking water facilities to the people of rural and peri-urban areas of the Punjab province.

Pakistan's Punjab Gov't Minister for Public Health and Urban Development Tanveer Aslam Malik addressing the gathering of Chinese prospective investors while highlighting the Punjab Drinking water project in Beijing on April 8, 2016.

Tanveer Aslam Malik, Pakistan's Punjab province's Minister for Public Health, Housing and Urban Development, said during a Seminar at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing on April 8. The Minister led a delegation from Punjab province of Pakistan to showcase the project in China and to invite prospective investors.

The government of Punjab will fully fund the project, and intends to engage well-reputed international companies for designing, procurement, installation, operation and maintenance of safe drinking water supply solutions all over Punjab.

Ambassador Masood Khalid speaking on the occasion said that gov't of Punjab province in Pakistan had started a massive program of socio economic development uplift of the people and the safe drinking water project was one of the priority projects. He hoped that the Chinese companies would avail the opportunities on offer in the province.

Around 25 companies participated in the seminar. The 3-day road show to the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Beijing concluded with the seminar yesterday.

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