Input sought for economic revitalisation of merged districts

PESHAWAR: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) organised a consultative session at the Mohmand Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) to seek input from the business community of the merged districts for economic revitalisation of the region.

The event was part of the consultative process initiated under the USAID funded project and jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and SMEDA. The event was presided over by the president of MCCI, Ghulam Nabi, while General Manager SMEDA Javed Iqbal Khattak was guest of honour. Besides, SMEDA officers, including Nabeela Farman, Hafeezullah, Ashfaq Afridi, Lali Shah of Bajaur Chamber and Sartaj Ahmad Khan of Chitral Chamber of Commerce attended the session.

In his briefing to the participants, General Manager SMEDA Javed Iqbal Khattak said that the overall objective of the forum was to facilitate collaboration and partnership among different institutions/organisations and preparation of a guideline for the uplift of the area. He told the participants that the chairman of the ECDF was the chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the recommendations have been prepared through thematic groups.