Pakistan: Industrialisation in Balochistan ‘top priority’
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Pledging full cooperation to industrialists, every possible step would be taken to provide a conducive environment
The project is in line with the energy efficiency and clean energy production practices at industrial scale, spelled out in the Sustainable Development Goal-7, which is intended to be achieved by the year 2030.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has said that industrialisation of the province was his government’s top agenda and all problems faced by the sector would be resolved on a priority basis.
A delegation of Hub industrialists, led by President of the Chambers of Commerce Ismail Sattar, called on the Chief Minister in Hub and apprised him of the problems and development needs faced by the Hub Industrial area.
Announcing immediate steps to resolve these problems, the CM ordered that water supply to the Hub Industrial Estate be ensured and that the district administration take adequate measures for security.
He said that Hub was the industrial centre of Balochistan and its development was the government’s top priority.
Pledging full cooperation to industrialists, he said every possible step would be taken to provide a conducive environment in the industrial zones and that a comprehensive policy was being implemented to ensure active and stable Hub industrial activity.
He also said President Asif Ali Zardari was deeply interested in the promotion of industrialization in Balochistan.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2522984/industrialisation-in-balochistan-top-priority
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.…
