{"id":37659,"date":"2024-11-20T18:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=37659"},"modified":"2024-11-20T18:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:13:06","slug":"pakistani-minister-planning-issues-strict-directions-to-identify-locations-for-sezs-for-relocation-of-chinese-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistani-minister-planning-issues-strict-directions-to-identify-locations-for-sezs-for-relocation-of-chinese-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Minister Planning Issues Strict Directions to Identify Locations for SEZs for Relocation of Chinese Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37660\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SEZ_CPEC-e1732126243126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" \/>Islamabad: November 20, 2024 &#8211; Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the identification of locations for Model Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the policy framework for relocating Chinese industries to Pakistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>Senior officials and representatives from relevant institutions, including the Board of Investment (BOI), attended the session.The BOI presented a comprehensive briefing, outlining potential sites and associated policy requirements for SEZs.<\/h5>\n<h5>In his remarks, Ahsan Iqbal stressed the urgency of enhancing government-to-government (G2G) collaboration with China, highlighting Pakistan\u2019s commitment to providing land for Chinese industries. He explained that infrastructure development, market access, and zone management would be undertaken by Chinese companies, ensuring efficiency and sustainability.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Minister directed the immediate identification of land for proposed SEZs and called for a detailed evaluation of the existing facilities in these areas. He instructed the preparation of a robust concept note to guide the formulation of policies for these industrial zones.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oG5ZERzHyM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-china-joint-exercise-warrior-viii-opens-at-pabbi\/\">Pak &#8211; China Joint Exercise Warrior-VIII Opens at Pabbi<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pak &#8211; China Joint Exercise Warrior-VIII Opens at Pabbi&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-china-joint-exercise-warrior-viii-opens-at-pabbi\/embed\/#?secret=8B8dibOC78#?secret=oG5ZERzHyM\" data-secret=\"oG5ZERzHyM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Ahsan Iqbal underscored the importance of establishing a one-window facility to streamline processes for investors, ensuring their ease and convenience. He warned against any delays in equipping these zones with essential infrastructure and services, stating that negligence in this regard would not be tolerated.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Minister emphasized proactive engagement with Chinese companies, mandating monthly review meetings to address their concerns and expedite progress. He also reassured participants of the government\u2019s unwavering commitment to the security of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cWe will not allow any entity to disrupt the strong bond of Pak-China friendship or hinder our mutual development goals,\u201d he affirmed.<\/h5>\n<h5>The meeting concluded with directives to fast-track actionable plans, reinforcing the government\u2019s vision of leveraging SEZs as catalysts for economic growth and industrial development in Pakistan.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dvXz5U0RaM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-aug-sep-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 Aug \/ Sep 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 Aug \/ Sep 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-aug-sep-2024\/embed\/#?secret=poov56DqPH#?secret=dvXz5U0RaM\" data-secret=\"dvXz5U0RaM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: November 20, 2024 &#8211; Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the identification of locations for Model Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the policy framework for relocating Chinese industries to Pakistan. Senior officials and representatives from relevant institutions, including the Board of Investment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[54,384,2500,143,251,319,48,4018,5614,1246,2208],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37659"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37662,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37659\/revisions\/37662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}