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President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon the private sector of the country to take full advantage of the level playing field provided to it by the present Government through financial and structural reforms. During awards distribution ceremony among the top ranking companies and business entities for the year 2008 & 2009 held at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday, the President said that the success of the winning corporations highlights the opportunities Pakistan offers to business and investment. We have a very conducive investment climate, he said. According to prepared text of speech, the President said that Pakistan was lagging behind in the manufacturing sector and its share in the global exports was not what it should be. The private sector needs to play a greater role in enhancing manufacturing capacity to serve regional and global markets, he emphasized. The President said that the stock exchanges also need to extend their outreach throughout the country. This, he said, will increas...