Federal govt urged to grant formal status to ship-breaking industry

QUETTA: Balochistan’s Senior Minister for Planning and Development Zahoor Buledi has said the provincial government is introducing a ship-breaking law and will request the federal government to declare the Gadani ship-breaking business a formal industry.

Presiding over a meeting during his visit to Gadani the ship-breaking yard on Monday, the senior minister said the provincial government was taking steps on a priority basis to provide a peaceful and secure environment to the investors and people of the province in Gadani.

The meeting reviewed the performance of the Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) and suggested many steps for making the authority a more effective........

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