KARACHI: A memorandum of understanding to set up a desalination plant in Karachi was on Tuesday signed at the Sindh Investment Conference in Dubai.

Speaking at the conference, Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said the conference would open doorways for partnership and private investors.

He thanked Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak for being a consistent supporter of Pakistan and the province of Sindh. He also said that Sindh and Pakistan as a whole are open for business.

He said he was proud that six MoUs were signed at the conference. Talking about the agreement to set up desalination plant, he said this was a necessity since Karachi was facing a huge water crisis.

Other MoUs are relating to waste energy, funds for startups and small medium enterprises, creating create a one-window opportunity for those who want to invest in Sindh, establishing a football academy in Karachi and e-governance.

Published in Dawn, December 15th, 2021