Islamabad: In a desperate attempt to revive its crumbling economy, Pakistan's Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) recently organised an investment summit in Azerbaijan, where belly dancers were seen performing at the event to woo investors.
The summit titled 'Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Opportunities Conference', was organised between September 4-8 in Baku and belly dancers stole the show by dancing on the stage in front of the attendees at the conference, according to a video posted by Pakistani journalist Gul Bukhari on her Twitter handle.
"When General Doctrine Chief Economist tries to lure investors into the Pakistan Investment Promotion Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan with belly dancers...," the scribe captioned the post.
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When General Doctrine Chief Economist tries to lure investors into the Pakistan Investment Promotion Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan with belly dancers.... pic.twitter.com/OUoV85wmnV
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">When General Doctrine Chief Economist tries to lure investors into the Pakistan Investment Promotion Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan with belly dancers.... pic.twitter.com/OUoV85wmnV
— Gul Bukhari (@GulBukhari) September 7, 2019When General Doctrine Chief Economist tries to lure investors into the Pakistan Investment Promotion Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan with belly dancers.... pic.twitter.com/OUoV85wmnV
— Gul Bukhari (@GulBukhari) September 7, 2019
Adding insult to injury, a man was seen taking a snap of the belly dancers.
The video gives an account of Islamabad's grim situation and the country has seemed to resort to hiring belly dancers in an effort to attract investments to keep its stagnant economy alive and kicking.
As the video went viral, netizens were quick to react with one user terming it the 'Naya Pakistan way'.
"Wooing investors in 'Naya Pakistan' way. From selling hair, buffaloes, donkeys, dogs, pigs, kapoorey to hosting belly-dancing conferences, Pakistan is clearly thinking out of the box to fix the economy," a Twitter user said.
