SACM directs authorities to facilitate investors

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Industries, Commerce and Technical Education Abdul Karim Tordher has directed authorities concerned to provide foreign investors with possible facilities at essential stages in various potential sectors.

He issued this directive while presiding over a meeting regarding provision of facilities to foreign investors here in the Committee Room of the Industries Department on Friday, according to a handout issued here.

Besides Deputy Commandant Special Security Unit Tariq Iqbal, Chief Planning Officer Industries Department Basit Khalil, Director (Business Facilitation) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade Iqbal Sarwar and other managers of the board Akhtar Ali and Gul Muhammad, Chief Operating Officer (COO) KP Economic Zones Development and Management Company (EZDMC) Adil Salahuddin, Deputy Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Department Azizullah Jan and other officials attended the meeting.

The SACM said that all departments concerned and agencies must have effective coordination among themselves so that instead of unnecessary delay, all facilities including issuance of no-objection certificate (NoC) are provided to the investors in time.

He further said that a complete checklist should be made available on the easy business web portal of the Board of Investment and Trade (BoIT) for the convenience of investors in all respects regarding the documents and requirements to ensure the provision of all matters including the required documents through an easy platform. Various matters and proposals regarding possible foreign investment in the potential sectors of the province also come under discussion during the meeting.