September 06, 2007	Thursday	Sha'aban 23, 1428

LAHORE, Sept 5: The Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives has directed the Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDC) to reengineer a model ginning facility, a top TUSDC official said here on Wednesday.

At a meeting of TUSDEC board of directors here to review progress on various projects, Managing Director Suhael Ahmed said common facility centres would be set up to equip the electronics industry with the technology for necessary technical thrust. He said the TUSDEC Research and Development Department had developed a sequin device, which would create a meaningful impact on the garment industry.

The meeting praised enrolment of 300 students at the technical training centre in Batagram and registration of 250 students at centres in Quetta, Lahore and Sialkot. It said that Peshawar and Karachi centres would start operation in the first quarter of the next year. The meeting was also informed that work on GTDMC pre-fabricated buildings had begun.