Provincial Minister for Industries Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique on Thursday said the government was planning to introduce a new monitoring system to improve the efficiency of all the provincial departments. The minister was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). He said that a new system of check and balance was being introduced to give boost to economic activities in the country.
Chaudhry Shafique said both federal and provincial governments were putting their best efforts to overcome gas and electricity shortage but the fact remained that all the energy generation projects were time taking. Talking about import of LNG from Qatar, the minister said talks with a Turkish company were in advance stage as the company had agreed to lay pipeline from Karachi to Lahore in 15 months.
He also revealed that a new industrial estate near Pind Dadan Khan was being established to overcome the challenge of unemployment. LCCI President Farooq Iftikhar said the business community should be facilitated for continuing their business activities in very difficult economic conditions.
He urged the minister to direct the official of the Industries department to strengthen liaison with the LCCI for the early solution of the problems being faced by the businessmen. He suggested that the all other trade and industry related departments should be given under the Industries department as it would help bring transparency in their working.
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