*MULTAN* – The business community of southern Punjab has proposed thegovernment to list the Diamer-Bhasha dam in domestic and internationalstock markets to generate funds, it was reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) PresidentMalik Asrar Ahmed Awan suggested that investors should be made shareholdersin the construction of the dam and government should provide a guarantee toattract investment.
He said that by introducing shares of Diamer-Bhasha dam in the saidmarkets, the government could earn billions of dollars as this is one ofthe most attractive projects for investors.
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He said that so far only Rs3 billion have been donated for the dam fund andits construction requires around Rs1,500 billion, urging the businesscommunity to contribute generously for the noble cause.
