PESHAWAR: The Provincial government is keen in initiating public interest projects in KPK, particularly the provincial metropolis, said Secretary Local Government and Rural Development, Jamil Ahmad..
Improving the communication sector especially smooth passage of traffic and facilitating the passengers were also focus areas of KP govt, he added.
He said this while talking to the visiting delegation of Chinese company CREC led by its Director, Zhao Tiakun here.
Secretary Local Government and Rural Development, Jamil Ahmed said that a new geo-economic scenario was emerging nd the KP government is also aligned its planning and projects in the same context.
Therefore, he said the investors and regional companies were duly encouraged to initiate projects in the province which may contribute to this environment.
The Chinese company’s director was informed that the development machinery in KP was gearing up to initiate projects which might integrate Pakistan and Central Asia through economic development.
He said that a unique type of road corridor was being developed throughout KP that would interlink South Asia with central Asian states and Eastern Europe onwards.
He said Peshawar hosted the visitors and traffic from the entire province especially the adjoin districts of charssadda , Nowshera, Mardan, Kohat and tribal belt as well and hence besides modernizing its bus terminals and developing the mass transits, a curator railway line around Peshawar has be in dire need of the time that must be part of the master plan of this mega city .
The Chinese officials assured the Local Govt department that they are working on planning to transform Peshawar into a modern city especially its communication sector having all sorts of compatibility to the world.
They said the company would devote itself to the development of the city, once formalities were finalized with the KP govt.
Earlier the delegation along with Administrator Municipal Corporation Peshawar, Syed Zafar Ali Shah visited the Peshawar Bus Terminal and General Bus Stand as well as witnessed traffic flow on various squares of GT Road.
