May 29, 2008	Thursday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 23, 1429

KARACHI, May 28: Senior diplomats of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman have expressed the intentions of their respective governments and investors to set up agro-based projects in Sindh.

They identified Larkana and Khairpur Mirs as their possible investment avenues.

Consul General of Saudi Arabia Dr Hasan Abdul Rashid Attar, Consul General of Bahrain Khalid Mhammad Al Tami, and Consul General of Oman Rashid Saqar Al Zabi met Sindh Industries and Commerce Minister Rauf Siddiqui in his office on Wednesday and made enquiries about the potential of industrial investment in the province.

According to a press release the minister informed the diplomats that 300 acres of land was being developed each in Larkana, and Khairpur Mirs; and 5,000 acres each at Dhabeji and on Super Highway near Karachi for setting up industrial projects.

Mr Siddiqui said that a UAE company was setting up a date processing plant in Sindh.

He proposed to set up an office at SITE, Karachi, to provide one-window service to the prospective investors, where senior officials of all relevant government agencies will sit to solve problems in the quickest possible time.