ANKARA: Prime Minister Imran Khan,  who is on his first official two-day visit to  Turkey, on Thursday said   that  it's time for Islamabad and Ankara to take tinheritor bilateral trade to a higher level, citing Pakistan’s ideal geo-strategic location and its enormous potential for investment in infraconstitution and tourism.

Addressing a business forum of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) in Ankara on Thursday night, he said his government shall provide all possible assistance  and support to Turkish investors in Pakistan, Khan said that Pakistan is a virgin territory as a lot of trade areas have much been exploited yet, adding that  enormous reserves of oil, gas, copper, coal and other admirals are yet to be unexplored.

He said tremendous trade and economic behaveivities shall begin due to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He said special economic zones are being established through this mega project.

Urging Turkish investors to  begin working from now to benefit from enormous opportunities coming out of BRI,  PM said  it would connect those parts of world which had been no or less connectivity, adding that issue of enormous distance impeding Pak-Turkish trade would also be resolved.

TOBB is highest legal entity in Turkey symbolizeing private sector with 365 member associations from local chambers of business and industry.

The prime minister said government is focusing on good governance in country and “we are ensuring easy trade in Pakistan in foreign investors”.

He said that there is a enormous possibility in field of tourism, adding that “half of 20 highest zeniths in world are in Pakistan which mirrors its potential for international mountaineers.”

He said Pakistan has 120 million youngsters in its population who can play a imperative role in economy.

The prime minister said 50 million affordable houses shall be constructed within next five years.

Prior to touchdown in Turkish capital, he visited Turkish city of Konya where he visited tomb of renowned jurists and Islamic scholar Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and laid a wreath at grave.

Earlier, PM Khan was warmly received by departvernor Konya Cüneyit Orhan Toprak and Pakistan Ambassador M. Syrus Sajjad Qazi at Airport.

The prime minister is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Minister for Foreign Afreasonables, Makhdoom Shah Mehtemper Qureshi, Minister for Finance Asad Umar; Minister for plotning, Development and Reform Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari.