Dr Aamer Abdullah calls on federal minister for Commerce, Industry and Production Gohar Ejaz in Islamabad
PESHAWAR
Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce, Technical Education and Newly Merged Districts Affairs, Dr Aamer Abdullah on Thursday called on the Federal Minister for Commerce, Industry and Production, Gohar Ejaz in Islamabad.
According to a statement, the ministers discussed issues of mutual interest especially industrial development and the issue of revival of some dysfunctional industrial centers of the federal government in the province.
During the meeting, the provincial minister took up the issues of the Honey Processing Plant, Swat with the Federal Minister, particularly the financial issues of the plant including its re-activation.
The establishment of the plant was a Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) implemented under the auspices of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA).
On this occasion, the provincial minister also requested the federal government for the revival of the closed Fruit Processing and drying plant at Swat and wool pinning unit at Islampur, Swat and requested for release of funds for them to restart manufacturing/production.
The provincial minister further requested him that if the federal government could not release funds for the revival of these centers, then handed it over to the provincial government to revive them as soon as possible and make it useful to start production.
It is worth mentioning here that the revival of these projects could generate employment opportunities for about 20,000 people in the area.
