Pakistan, with a total area of more than 750,000, square kilometers, is the 33rd largest country in the world. Its neighboring countries includes Iran, India, China and Afghanistan. Pakistan is also blessed with 1,046 km long coastline along the Arabian sea with three well established sea ports: Karachi port (Sindh), Muhammad Bin Qassim Port (Sindh) and Gwadar port (Baluchistan). Pakistan’s geography is strategically significant given its connectivity with different regions including Western China, Afghanistan and Central Asian Republicans such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Hence, all the above mentioned ports hold strategic importance.

Major Economic Indicators Pakistan is a resilient economy, its real GDP, showing positive growth in recent years despite significant challenges like the global recession. With abundant natural resources, huge and mainly young population, growing industrial, agriculture, and services and increasing trade the country is on the path of stabilization. Foreign Direct Investments’ Statistics- A relatively convivial legal environment for FDI13, abundance of cheap labor, lucrative investment policies and a strategic geographical position of Pakistan has made the country a suitable candidate for international investors in the industrial and manufacturing sector. Pakistan seeks greater foreign direct investment in order to boost its economic growth, particularly in the Power, financial, information and communications and industrial sectors.