Report: Naseem Hassan/ANI
MUZAFFARABAD — Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Iftikhar Gilani has said the government will provide a secure and investor-friendly environment to promote industrial development and attract investment in the liberated territory.
Chairing a meeting of the Industries and Mineral Resources Department, the prime minister said industrial growth was essential for boosting economic activity, strengthening the local economy and creating employment opportunities.
He announced that a one-window operation would be introduced to simplify registration procedures and facilitate investors. He also directed the Mineral Resources Department to streamline the process for granting large and small mining leases and simplify the registration of industrial plots and related formalities.
Gilani said investors’ concerns would be addressed on a priority basis, adding that the proposed one-window facility would provide essential services at a single point. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding the industrial sector through investment-friendly policies and directed the department to explore Azad Kashmir’s mineral potential.
The meeting was briefed on the affairs and performance of the Industries, Commerce and Mineral Resources Department.
Minister for Industries, Commerce, Mineral Resources and Tourism Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, Principal Secretary and Secretary of Industries Sardar Adnan Khurshid, Deputy Secretary Raja Zaheer Mukhtar and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
