peshawar
Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Industries, Commerce and Technical Education, Abdul Karim Tordhair has expressed desire for getting accreditation from the Gems Technology Institute of Thailand to achieve the global standards in gems technology.
He expressed these views while speaking as a chief guest during a training workshop organized under the aegis of the National Productivity Organization (NPO) here at Gems and Jewelry Centre established under the auspices of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) at Hayatabad on Saturday.
He indicated that Gems Centers will be established in other areas of the province as well. The Special Assistant said that if Thai experts want, they could be provided a place for gyms business in the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB)’s exhibition Centre in Islamabad.
The Special Assistant said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is an important stakeholder in the development of the regional economy and there are very vast and useful opportunities for foreign investors in various sectors, which could be utilized by the regional investors. He said that mutual contacts and holding joint forums are essential for finding the possibilities of investment at local level as bilateral cooperation is an important platform for promotion of investment at local level.
The Special Assistant said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a very attractive place for foreign investment and trade in terms of gems beside vestment in other sectors, saying they are moving towards providing a favorable environment with facilities to investors to attract foreign investors to take benefits of the incentives of the gems sector. He said that 80% gem resources are found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a modern gem processing Centre is being established in Peshawar where a one-window operation and all the required facilities will be available at one place. So, he said they are inviting foreign investors to take advantage of them.
The experts trained the teachers and students of the Gems Centre on various software as per international standards and tried to equip them with modern technology.
