Singapore: Oco 23- Addressing a group of Company Representatives and CEOs at a Networking Seminar on ‘Investment opportunities linking Pakistan and South East Asia’, at his Residence, Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Singapore, Syed Hasan Javed stated on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 that his country welcomed the growing interest of Japanese, Chinese and ASEAN companies for re-locating their manufacturing facilities to Pakistan. “I understand, this is partly due their strategy for enhancing market competitiveness and partly a cost cutting exercise”, Mr. Javed observed.