Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- In Pakistan, attracting foreign and private investment has often proven to be challenging. Successive governments have taken the approach of visiting foreign countries in pursuit of investments, yet this method has not yielded the expected results. The way investment is pursued reflects a misunderstanding of how private investments work and raises questions about Pakistan's economic environment. For private investors, stability and confidence in the regulatory framework are crucial, and chasing after investment can sometimes have the opposite effect, making Pakistan seem uncertain as an investment destination.

In recent months, the Pakistani government has embarked on multiple high-level visits to neighbouring countri...