KARACHI: The CEO of Kuwaiti state-owned firm EnerTech said on Wednesday the firm wanted to invest in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, especially in the areas of water distribution, solar systems, and cattle breeding for the export of halal meat.
He said this while leading a delegation to meet Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, and other energy-related senior Pakistani officials.
EnerTech is a fully-owned subsidiary of Kuwait’s National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC).
“Established in 2012, EnerTech’s mission is to initiate its own development projects and participate in projects within the energy, clean technology, recycling, water, waste management and renewable energy sectors,” the company said on its website.
The visiting delegation told the chief minister the firm was interested in working with the provincial government in the water sector.
“Our company would make direct investment and where necessary they would work on PPP [public-private partnership] mode,” CEO Abdullah Al Mutairi was quoted as saying in a statement from the Sindh CM’s office.
Mutairi thanked the chief minister for giving his company an opportunity to work in Sindh and said his firm was already working in the southwestern Balochistan province.
Shah said there were multiple opportunities for investment in the Thar desert region, inviting the delegation to visit the area.
He said his government had a comprehensive plan to boost the agriculture sector in the province by installing solar tube wells and introducing calf breeding for export.
“This initiative would be made with the support of the private sector or on a public-private partnership basis,” the CM said, adding that his government was launching a water scheme to provide tap water in different districts of Karachi and calling on the Kuwaiti company to launch a water distribution system in the city.
Currently, much of Karachi’s water needs are met either by the informal private sector or controlled by organized crime.
Shah said the provincial agriculture department had vast cattle farming centers and he would welcome EnerTech to work with the agriculture department to promote and rear new calf breeds for the export of halal meat.
He also invited the Kuwaiti company to become involved in a project to install solar tube wells in the province.
Kuwaiti company to invest in solar and water schemes, cattle breeding in Pakistan’s Sindh
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Kuwaiti company to invest in solar and water schemes, cattle breeding in Pakistan’s Sindh
- Sindh chief minister meets delegation led by CEO of Kuwaiti state-owned firm EnerTech
- Company CEO says ready to make direct investments and work on a public-private partnership basis
Pakistan kicks off military exercise featuring 19 nations, including Saudi Arabia
- Competition’s opening ceremony was held at Counter Terrorism Center in Pabbi, marking the start of a 60-hour patrolling exercise
- Exercise demands the highest standards of physical fitness, mental resilience and military expertise, says Pakistan’s military
ISLAMABAD: The opening ceremony of the ninth International Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition (PATS) 2026 featuring 19 countries, including Saudi Arabia, was held in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, the Pakistani military said.
The opening ceremony was held at the National Counter Terrorism Center in the northwestern Pabbi town, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said. It marked the start of 60-hour-long patrolling exercise which is part of the competition.
It said the exercise demands the highest standards of physical fitness, mental resilience and military expertise. The exercise also focuses on rapid decision-making while conducting challenging sub-tactical missions in a “near-real operational environment.”
“A total of 24 international teams from 19 friendly countries, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, the United States and Uzbekistan are participating in the exercise,” the ISPR said.
The ISPR also said Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand are participating in the international exercise as observer states.
“Pakistan Army Team Spirit is a mission-specific and task-oriented professional military exercise, hosted annually in Pakistan,” the ISPR said.
The military’s media wing said 16 local teams from Pakistan’s army and navy, along with observers from the Pakistan Air Force, are taking part in the event.
The exercise is held annually in Pakistan, with the eighth edition held in April 2025.
“The aim of the exercise is to promote perseverance through team spirit,” the ISPR said. “It seeks to hone basic soldierly attributes while enhancing interoperability among participating forces through mutual sharing of innovative ideas and best practices.”
