ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Stone Development Company (PASDEC), Chief Executive Officer Zahid Maqsood Sheikh called on Ambassador of Italy Stefano Pontecorvo here on Thursday. In the meeting, the PASDEC CEO gave a detailed presentation on the potential of marble and granite sector of Pakistan, and initiatives taken by PASDEC for the development of the sector, said a press release issued here. He informed that Pakistan was blessed with enormous marble and granite reserves spreading all over the country. He also shared with the ambassador PASDEC’s plans to enforce a mechanisation of quarries in the country as per international standards. He added that PASDEC has imported almost all the quarry machinery from Italy. Pontecorvo praised the efforts of PASDEC and declared the sector a top priority for enhancing collaboration between the two countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 15th, 2016.
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