Pakistan, Sept. 30 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with senior executives from leading global financial institutions in London and invited them to invest and expand their services in Pakistan.

During a busy day in the UK capital, the premier held a series of meetings with top officials of Barclays, JP Morgan, Citi, BlackRock and Rothschild & Co.

Earlier in the day, he also became the first Pakistani prime minister to open trading at the London Stock Exchange, according to his office.

In a statement, the PM's Office (PMO) said the premier's engagements with the global firms "underscored growing international financial sector interest in Pakistan's economic reform trajectory and improving investment climate".

In his meet...