December 04, 2008

Pakistan looks for speedy growth of engineering sector

Mr Salmaan Taseer federal minister for industries, production & special initiatives of Pakistan said that the engineering sector is important for the development of Pakistan and that the process of development in this sector therefore has to be accelerated in order to contribute towards the economic progress of the country.

Mr Taseer, during a visit to the Engineering Development Board, met the Engineering Development Board officials and was briefed about its working, achievements and future plans.

Mr Taseer emphasized on the importance of steel in the development of the engineering sector and said that Pakistan needed more steel mills in order to meet the requirement for raw material. He said that the ministry of industries, production & special initiatives was preparing comprehensive industrial policy for rapid industrialization of Pakistan. He invited EDB to provide necessary inputs on engineering sector for it.