EZDMC starts efforts to acquire land for Pak-Afghan EZ

PESHAWAR: The officials of the Land Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KP-EZDMC) held a detailed meeting with Deputy Commissioner (DC) district Khyber, said a press release issued here on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the officials of KP-EZDMC discussed land acquisition for the establishment of PAK-AFGHAN Economic Zone at Shahkas Jamrud.

The project is of high importance for socio-economic development of the Newly Merged District, while the project is also expected to escalate industrialization in the region and rapid exports to Central Asia via Afghanistan.

Initially, Pak-Afghan EZ will be established over an area of 550 acres under one of the projects of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC).

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