LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that Punjab government will provide a safe environment for United States' investment in Punjab. Marhym Nawwaz Sharif stated this while talking to US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, who called on her in Lahore on Thursday. The Chief Minister said her government will welcome US participation in agriculture, industry and IT sectors in the province. On this occasion, the US Ambassador expressed desire to further collaborate with the Punjab government for poverty alleviation and economic development in Pakistan. He congratulated Maryam Nawaz Sharif on becoming the first female Chief Minister of Punjab.