Minister directs highlighting of KP indigenous products.

PESHAWAR -- KP Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education (IC and TE), Dr Aamir Abdullah Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to highlight the indigenous items of the province including agriculture products and locally famous edibles in the market.

He issued these directives while presiding over a meeting regarding 'Business and Trade Strategy 2020' for the promotion of the local and indigenous products of the province here at Civil Secretariat.

Besides, Secretary IC and TC, Syed Zulfikar Ali Shah, Director General (DG) Industries and Commerce and Manager, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (KP-BoIT) and other authorities concerned also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, the provincial minister was given a detailed briefing regarding the industrial and commerce strategy and informed about its different aspects.

Various proposals for the development of special indigenous products and culturally important goods for export purposes also came under discussion during the meeting.

The minister also directed the completion of the process of resource mapping of the products produced at the district level and furnishing a report to him regarding central, northern and southern districts in this regard.

He, on this occasion, also directed the activation of the one-window portal established in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade under the name of easy business for the promotion of local business opportunities.

He further directed the inclusion of the...