June 12, 2007	Tuesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428

QUETTA, June 11: Hub would soon have a "Cement City", for which the provincial government would provide 2000 acres of land and all required facilities to industrialists. This was stated at a meeting, presided over by Chief Minister, Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf, in Hub on Monday.

Chief Secretary K. B Rind, official concerned and leading industrialists attended the meeting in which various decisions were taken.

"Only cement factories would be set up in the proposed cement city," said the Balochistan chief minister. He said a decision was taken after the success of the Marble City established in Gadani.

He said that Lasbela Industrial Estate Authority (LIEDA) had already been asked to take steps for implementing the proposed project and the government would allot 2,000 acres.

"Under one-window operation LIEDA would provide all facilities to the industrials in the proposed Cement City as extended in Hub, Gadani, Winder and Uthal industrial estates," he announced.

The CM assured that provincial government would provide full security to the industrialists who would make investment in the proposed Cement City and all possible steps would be taken.

He urged the industrialists to make maximum investment in all industrial estates, including Gwadar, Gadani, Hub, Winder, Uthal, Marble city and proposed Cement City.

Initially three cement factories would be set up in the proposed Cement City that would provide 50,000 jobs to local people.

Later, talking to newsmen, Jam Yousuf said that the law enforcement agencies have traced out elements involved in bomb blats and they would be soon exposed before the people of Balochistan.

"No one would be allowed to disturb law and order in the province," he said, adding the government would deal with the elements involved in anti-state activities with an iron hand.

Managing Director of LIEDA, Col. (Retd) Bashir Ahmed Nadeem, President Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Yaqoob M Karim, DIG Kalat Range Ghulam Shabir Shiekh and DCO Lasbela also attended the meeting.