PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Special Economic Zone Authority (KP-SEZA) has approved two new special economic zones in the province.

A meeting to this effect was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat which was chaired by KP-SEZA chairman Ghulam Dastagir to review applications for setting up two special economic zones in Dera Ismail Khan.

The committee approved both applications and recommended that these be taken up at the federal level, according to a statement issued here on Thursday.

The meeting was attended by provincial secretary industries Farah Hamid, CM’s special assistant Abdul Karim Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company CEO Mohsin Syed and others.

Mr Dasatagir said that a range of special incentives for industries in the area would result in rapid industrialisation leading to job creation, increased commercial activity and skill enhancement for the inhabitants of the province.

He said that the business and job creation opportunities would not only be limited to the main areas, but would also be extended to the previously neglected areas of southern areas.

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2016