Provincial economy: Baloch calls for local investment

Says provincial government is not only encouraging the investors but would also offer them special benefits to invest

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch urged local investors to set up industries in the province in order to bring stability in the provincial economy and decrease the unemployment rate. Talking to a delegation of Balochistan Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries Quetta on Tuesday, he said provincial government is not only encouraging the investors but would also offer them special benefits to invest in the province. “Setting up industries in Balochistan would not only create job opportunities for the people but would also make the province self-sufficient in many commodities that we need to import,” he added. Chief minister said that currently we have become a ‘consumer society’, and even the very basic commodities like milk, eggs, chickens and other commodities are being imported from other provinces which is causing negative impacts on our economy.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2014.