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Summary Hafeez Sheikh has said that the Pakistan Textile City project would give jobs to 80,000 unemployed.
He was addressing to a high level meeting on Pakistan Textile City, which was held under his chairmanship in which the matters relating to the release of remaining funds for the projects, supply of electricity, gas and water were discussed in detail.Briefing the media after the meeting the Federal Finance minister said that this project would cover the total area of 1250 acres of land. He said that this project would be helpful in increasing the textile exports.The Minister stated that the supply of electricity of 250 megawatt would be started in the early next year to the project. Regarding release of funds for providing and laying 48” diameter pipeline for the Textile city, the Minister assured that the revised PC-1 of Rs.1351 Million would be approved in the next meeting of ECNEC.
