Caretaker KP Minister for Industries, Commerce, Technical Education and Newly Merged Districts Affairs, Dr Syed Amer Abdullah has directed
the establishment of economic zones at tribal districts Kurram and South Waziristan and initiated work on all necessary processes in this regard.
He issued these directives while presiding over a me
eting regarding
the establishment of economic zones in the newly merged districts
of the erstwhile Federally Admin
istered Tribal Area (FATA) here at Civil Secretar
y, said an official press release issued here on Friday.
Besides, Special Secretary Industries and Commerce, Mohammad Anwar Khan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KP-EZDMC), Javed Iqbal Khattak and Manager Business Facilitation Centre (Board of Investment & Trade), Iqbal Sarwar, representatives of HA Consultant and other concerned authorities attended the meeting. The me
eting reviewed different aspects
of the selected suitable sites for
the establishment of economic zones.
The participants
of the me
eting were given a meticulous briefing on the feasibilities prepared by the consultants for
the establishment of new economic zones in the newly merged districts and shared sketches, possibilities and utilities
of the establishment of new zones.
Keeping in view various priorities, the me
eting agreed on
the establishment of two zones in two districts and decided that new zones should be established in such areas where there is no industrial estate
of the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB) or no economic zone
of the economic zones development company to provide maximum benefits to the local population
of the area.
