Spanish envoy calls on Khattak

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said provincial government is taking steps for rapid industrialisation and creation of investment opportunities in the province under ‘one-window operation’ of the provincial industrial policy.

Talking to the Ambassador of Spain, Carlos Cesar Morales Sanchez, here on Saturday, Pervez Khattak said that an independent body had been established to facilitate the investors.The chief minister said that they had introduced reforms in all fields, however, health, education, police, energy and social sectors were priority of his government.

“Our government announced first-ever industrial policy. Existing industrial zones are being upgraded and 16 new zones will be established,” he added.  He added that a trade information office had also been established.

The ambassador of Spain lauded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s reforms initiatives and developmental strategy.The visiting ambassador expressed his willingness in investment in agriculture, energy, forest and minerals sectors.