卡拉奇将在未来3年内建成新的工业区
新闻台署名 来源：新华社、《黎明报》、《阿拉伯新闻》、阿纳多卢通讯社与《分钟镜报》。由 GSRRA 编辑部翻译并节选。
Director General Karachi Development Authority (KDA) Syed Shujaat Hussain said that a new industrial zone will be established in the Surjani area after more than 30 years in Karachi.
Speaking as a chief guest at the Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industries (FBATI), he said that the industrial zones would accommodate new industrial units in state-of-the-art structures, providing essential infrastructure and utilities to industries to cater to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The planned industrial zone will be called the Surjani industrial zone, which will generate economic activities and jobs for the residents of Karachi.
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DG KDA added that the Surjani industrial zone will be developed within the next three years and will also develop the adjacent residential societies. More than 500 plots, ranging from 500 to 2,000 acres, will be available through a private developer to set up industrial units, he added. President of Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industries (FBATI) Syed Raza Hussain highlighted the issues and challenges facing industries and industrial zones in Karachi due to dilapidated infrastructure and rampant.
He said that major roads and intersections of industrial zones should be developed to maintain the smooth flow of cargo and passenger traffic. On the other hand, authorities should also remove encroachments within the industrial zones and roadsides on an immediate basis. He pointed out that the lack of facilities, including water availability, is hurting economic activities in Karachi and causing industrial units to relocate from Karachi to different cities in Punjab.
CEO FITE Babar Khan suggested that the KDA should appoint a focal person to address the issues of industrialists. He added that a one-window mechanism should be set up at the KDA for immediate resolutions of issues.
Source:- https://propakistani.pk/2024/08/04/karachi-to-get-new-industrial-zone/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
