Staff Reporter
Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Tariq Mehmood Murtaza has said that Ring Road Special Economic Zones (SEZs) would be created on the pattern of Faisalabad Industrial Zone.
The Chairman RDA assured this while talking to delegations of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Chambers of Commerce and Industries which called on him at his office on Wednesday and requested him to create special economic zones along the Ring Road on the pattern of Faisalabad Industrial Zone.
The business delegations said that the traders of Islamabad are the second biggest taxes payers to the national exchequer. They said that land should be provided to the business community for these zones so that they can invest in it and build models of model industrial zones there. While the traders of Rawalpindi are also in the forefront in paying taxes, so that they should also be given relief, they added.
Chairman RDA Tariq Mehmood Murtaza has said that the incumbent government is well aware of the problems faced by the traders. He said providing a better and more conducive business environment to the business community is our top priority. Steps will be taken to implement the recommendations of the traders as soon as possible, he added. The delegation of traders thanked the Chairman RDA.
Director General RDA Ammara Khan, Deputy Director Finance RDA Muhammad Junaid Taj Bhatti, RCCI President Nasir Mirza, ICCI President Sardar Yasir Ilyas, representatives of traders and others participated in the meeting.
