Government is doing its best to develop and promote both agricultural and industrial sectors for strengthening national economy and fill up the vast gap between imports and exports and add to foreign exchange reserves of the country.
Federal Minister of State for Law and Justice & Human Rights Shahid Akram Bhinder stated this while addressing at a seminar held on the role of Gujranwala region in building economy here on other day.
The seminar was attended by leading industrialists Sheikh Mohammad Aslam V P FPCCI Mohammad Anwar Aslam, Mirza Imtiaz Ahmad, Qamar Zaman Gill, Muhammad Aslam Khokhar, General Manager State Bank of Pakistan and prominent citizens among others.
The minister maintained that facilities offered by government for promotion of industrial products are conspicuously visible.
He said that districts of Gujranwala, Sialkot and Gujrat form Golden Triangle of economy and the motorway connecting Lahore and Sialkot would benefit the industry in these districts.
The motorway he said shall complete in three years at the cost of 5 billion rupees.
The minister also assured to resolve load shedding issue on permanent basis and said that two power plants were sanctioned for Gujranwala to met deficiency of power supply. These plants shall be installed soon he assured.
He said that emphasis was also being laid on imparting technical training and produce skilled hands.
Food Minister Punjab Muhammad Iqbal told that a lucrative package was given for industrial development of Gujranwala.