The 8th Executive Committee meeting of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) was held in Islamabad on Thursday with Federal Minister for Planning and Development Muhammad Sami Saeed in Islamabad.

The Committee directed the stakeholders to expedite various initiatives to provide a comprehensive enabling environment to the investors through seamless connectivity, essential services and well trained labour force in line with international standards.

During the meeting, the concerned ministries presented progress on sectoral projects and policy initiatives under SIFC's ambit and gave detailed plans to steer future endeavours.

The Committee reviewed the ongoing efforts to strengthen the domestic dispute resolution mechanism, a pivotal policy initiative to enhance investors' confidence.

The lines of effort in human resource development and investments in mega infrastructure projects were also reviewed by the Committee.

It also undertook thorough discussion for developing consensus on cross-sectoral aspects and recommended various policy initiatives to further refine the investment climate.

The concerned Federal and Provincial Ministers and high-level government officials attended the meeting.