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Gates speaks to Musharraf on it investment in Pak
Islamabad, Nov 22: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has discussed with President Pervez Musharraf prospects of investment in the field of information technology in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Nov 22: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates
has discussed with President Pervez Musharraf prospects of
investment in the field of information technology in Pakistan.
In a telephonic conversation with the President
yesterday, gates expressed "keen interest" in opportunities
Pakistan offers in it and said he would like to meet Musharraf
at the world economic forum in Davos early next year, reports
in official media here said.
Musharraf told Gates that Pakistan offered tremendous
opportunities and potential in the it sector. He also told him
about key strides made by Pakistan in the last few years for
promoting it, including massive reduction in the bandwidth
rates and materialisation of an infrastructure network.
Musharraf said that remote places of the country have
been connected through the internet while quality it
institutions are attracting talented students.
Gates' phone call was believed to be part of US
government's encouragement to its top companies to invest in
Pakistan to boost the South Asian country's economy.
Bureau Report