Meeting to discuss ex-Fata issues on 12th.

PESHAWAR -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) will convene the third meeting of the Economic Cooperation and Development Forum (ECDF) on March 12 to share recommendations prepared by the six thematic groups on different sectors in tribal districts with the members of the forum.

Provincial finance minister Saleem Taimur Jhagra is likely to chair the meeting, while adviser to the chief minister on industries Abdul Karim Khan and special assistant on excise and taxation Ghazan Jamal would be the guests of honour.

ECDF is the USAID-funded project being implemented by the UNDP in collaboration with Smeda for providing technical support in implementation of UNDP's Fata Economic Revitalisation Programme (FERP) in the newly-merged areas. ECDF is one of the key components of FERP project.

According to a...