Pakistan, Sept. 19 -- Pakistan is developing a National Private Equity Framework to mobilise institutional capital into businesses and projects as the government seeks to increase the role of private investment in the country's next phase of economic growth, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said.

The finance minister informed, while addressing the "Fireside Chat: Pakistan: External Shocks Remain Manageable" at the J.P. Morgan Emerging and Frontier Markets Opportunities Conference in London, read an official statement on Friday.

Leading global institutional investors and top money managers showed strong interest in Pakistan at the conference, with 55 global investment funds meeting with the Pakistani delegation through one-on-one sess...