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Sialkot: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal On Tuesday (December 21) announced the establishment of another industrial estate in Sialkot if the present Export Processing Zone (EPZ)<\/a> is fully colonised and reaches maximum capacity, news sources reported. Minister Aslam made these remarks during a meeting held to review the zone\u2019s progress. He also announced the creation of an EPZ board to oversee and expand infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read:<\/strong> Economic zones in Punjab expected to generate 2 million jobs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to sources, the minister stated that the government is dedicated to providing support for the complete colonisation of EPZ plots<\/a>. He also advised industrialists to begin construction on the vacant plots by paying their dues or risk having their allocations revoked. As per the meeting, the EPZ has a total of 881 plots, of which 121 have been colonised, 436 are under construction, and 300 have been terminated owing to non-commencement of development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read:<\/strong> ECNEC approves Sialkot-Kharian Motorway, satellite project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was further told that the government will take steps for the resolution of outstanding issues related to the provision of facilities and ease of setting up new industrial units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sialkot: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal On Tuesday (December 21) announced the establishment of another industrial estate in Sialkot if the present Export Processing Zone (EPZ) is fully colonised and reaches maximum capacity, news sources reported. Minister Aslam made these remarks during a meeting held to review the zone\u2019s progress. He also announced the creation of an EPZ board to oversee and expand infrastructure.  Read: Economic zones in Punjab expected to generate 2 million jobs According to sources, the minister stated that the government is dedicated to providing support for the complete colonisation of EPZ plots. He also advised industrialists to begin construction on the vacant plots by paying their dues or risk having their allocations revoked. As per the meeting, the EPZ has a total of 881 plots, of which 121 have been colonised, 436 are under construction, and 300 have been terminated owing to non-commencement of development.  Read: ECNEC approves Sialkot-Kharian Motorway, satellite project The meeting was further told that the government will take steps for the resolution of outstanding issues related to the provision of facilities and ease of setting up new industrial units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":62317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[28592,50155],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-export-processing-zone-epz","9":"tag-sialkot-to-get-another-industrial-zone-if-epz-reaches-max-capacity","10":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSialkot to get Industrial zone if EPZ reaches max capacity- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sialkot: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal On Tuesday (December 21) announced the establishment of another industrial estate in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sialkot-industrial-zone-epz-capacity.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sialkot to get Industrial zone if EPZ reaches max capacity- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sialkot: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal On Tuesday (December 21) announced the establishment of another industrial estate in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sialkot-industrial-zone-epz-capacity.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News & Pakistan Property News & Latest Updates - 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