MULTAN, Oct 10th:Famous businessman Byram Dinshawji Avari has said that Chinese investment would strengthen Pakistan and China would not let anyone dismember Pakistan or harm its territory because it was investing $ 46 billion in Pakistan for its survival. Addressing a Press Conference along with renowned industrialist Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi after inauguration of Avari express boutique in Multan on Tuesday he said that CPEC project would be a game changer for Pakistan which would bring prosperity, development and employment for thousands of people.Byram Avari said that he preferred to invest in Pakistan and he was establishing its hotels of world repute in Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad,Islamabad and other cities. He said that all Pakistanis should invest in Pakistan to raise its economic graph and they should not see towards other countries. Byram said that our 22,000 students were learning Chinese language in China.Similarly Chinese language was being taught in Pakistan too. He did not agree with those economists and Analysts who were expressing their reservations on Chinese investment. He said that China would neither prove an East India Company nor it would capture our country. He said that Gwader Port would help in boosting up the international trade with China and central Asian states.He told that China had given soft loan of $ 500 million to Habib Bank to invest in CPEC related projects. Byram said that when a motor-way helped in country's economy, business and prosperity why CPEC a major project of Rs.4600 billion would not be proved a game changer.He said that we are Pakistani, our life and death is in Pakistan .He said that investors should come forward to raise the graph of Pakistan in economy.Byram Dinshaji Avari said in a light vein that the city may be called a Roomi's Multan. Byram said Pakistan’s hospitality industry is booming at an incredible pace amid growing economic activity particularly in relation to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Gwadar along with improved law and order situation across the country.Together with his sons, Dinshaw and Xerxes, Byram Avari owns and operates the Avari Group of companies, of which he is the chairman. Hotel management is the Avari Group’s core business. In Pakistan, the group owns and operates Avari Hotels which includes 5-star deluxe hotel in Lahore, the 5-star Avari Towers and the seafront Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi. The Avari Group is the first Pakistani company to have obtained international hotel management contracts: they operate the 200-room 4-star hotel in Dubai in United Arab Emirates,However ,we have sold out the 200-room Ramada Inn in Toronto at Pearson Airport in Canada, Jalaluddin Roomi renowned Industrialist and Ex-President of MCCI hoped that trade and economic activities would increase with the establishment of hotels of international repute in Multan.He said that a special economic zone would be developed in Multan under CPEC project. General Manager(Development) Peter forsth, Director Hassamuddin Roomi, Abdul Rehman Tiwana, Suhail Awan and Numan
