{"id":96009,"date":"2024-01-03T12:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T07:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=96009"},"modified":"2024-01-03T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T07:55:55","slug":"survey-works-identify-areas-sezs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/survey-works-identify-areas-sezs.html","title":{"rendered":"Survey in works to identify less populated areas of Punjab for setting up SEZs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat led by Senator Saadia Abbasi issued directives for the Secretary of the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Punjab government to collaboratively conduct an extensive survey for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs), as per news reported on January 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/setting-up-sezs-economic-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Setting up SEZs crucial for country\u2019s economic development\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, the survey will be conducted to identify an appropriate location for the SEZs, making sure it has least population density and minimal adverse effects on local agriculture and the environment. The committee meeting addressed a public petition concerning the proposed establishment of an SEZ near the Hakla Interchange\u2014an initiative announced by the Board of Investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretary of the Board of Investment clarified that SEZs are typically established within provinces and fall under federal government jurisdiction. However, the federal government has outlined plans to create a Model Zone near Islamabad, serving as a benchmark for other Special Economic Zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sezs-economic-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEZs key to economic development: Minister\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deputy Commissioner of Attock informed the committee that the local administration is considering three potential sites, although a final decision has not been reached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat led by Senator Saadia Abbasi issued directives for the Secretary of the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Punjab government to collaboratively conduct an extensive survey for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs), as per news reported on January 3. Read: \u2018Setting up SEZs crucial for country\u2019s economic development\u2019 As per the details, the survey will be conducted to identify an appropriate location for the SEZs, making sure it has least population density and minimal adverse effects on local agriculture and the environment. The committee meeting addressed a public petition concerning the proposed establishment of an SEZ near the Hakla Interchange\u2014an initiative announced by the Board of Investment. The Secretary of the Board of Investment clarified that SEZs are typically established within provinces and fall under federal government jurisdiction. However, the federal government has outlined plans to create a Model Zone near Islamabad, serving as a benchmark for other Special Economic Zones. Read: SEZs key to economic development: Minister\u00a0\u00a0 The Deputy Commissioner of Attock informed the committee that the local administration is considering three potential sites, although a final decision has not been reached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":62317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[29507,57817],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-special-economic-zones-sezs-2","9":"tag-survey-in-works-to-identify-less-populated-areas-of-punjab-for-setting-up-sezs","10":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Survey in Works to Identify Areas for SEZs- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat directs BOI and Punjab government to conduct survey for setting up SEZs\" \/>\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\/survey-works-identify-areas-sezs.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Survey in Works to Identify Areas for SEZs- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat directs BOI and Punjab government to conduct survey for setting up SEZs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/survey-works-identify-areas-sezs.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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