PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The NWFP Finance Minister Farid Rehman has said that the matter regarding the restoration of incentives to Gadoon Industrial Estate would be taken up with the federal government.

This he said while presiding over the NWFP Cabinet’s Sub- Committee on Gadoon Industrial Estate here on Thursday.

The committee recommended to the provincial government to facilitate viable industrial units and develop infrastructure facilities such as construction of roads, hospitals, labour colonies, firebrigade facility, etc.

The meeting was also attended by NWFP Minister for Industries, Mohsin Aziz, District Nazim Swabi, Sher Zaman Sher, Additional Chief Secretary NWFP, Secretary Industries, DCO Swabi and other concerned authorities.

The meeting also recommended that the units, which have been closed down in the last three years and there was no likelihood of their revival be allowed to shift the machinery and establish the units in other parts of the NWFP.

The meeting also proposed formation of special committee in line with Federal Government Committee to look into the problem being faced by the investors of Gadoon Industrial Estate .

District Nazim Swabi assured the meeting that the disputed matters concerning Gadoon Industrial Estate such as shifting of Machinery, etc., would be discussed in the ensuing meeting of the District Council in order to find an amicable solution to the problem. The sub-committee would submit its recommendations to the NWFP Cabinet.

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