Sindh contributes $164 bn in national GDP, says Murad.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Sindh being the second largest province of Pakistan and Karachi being its provincial capital is the economic and industrial hub of the country, contributing $164 billion of GDP as reported in 2019. This he said while speaking at 26th Annual General Body Meeting of Pakistan Engineering Council here at NED University of Engineering and Technology on Friday.

He said that he graduated from NED University, Karachi in 1986. 'Being a part of the most prestigious, professional and prudent community of the country, I assure all my efforts for the betterment of the engineering profession,' he said.

He congratulated PAC on successful conduct of AGM-2020 during this testing time of pandemic Covid-19 outbreak. Mr Shah said that Sindh was the second largest province of Pakistan and Karachi being its provincial capital was the economic and industrial hub of the country, contributing $164 billion of GDP as reported in 2019. 'This city accounts for almost half of the total collections of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) which is a substantial chunk of Sindh's GDP, around 95 percent,' he said and added 'this contribution is attributed by Engineers, industries and production activities including engineering services.' The CM said that PEC was the sole representative of engineering community in Pakistan which has already achieved significant milestones, including the membership of all prestigious international forums and became a vibrant professional body to regulate engineering profession, including engineering education in-line with international standards and best practices, towards professional development and achieving excellence in the profession. 'The recent visible role of PEC as tasked by Ministry of Science and Technology during Covid19 pandemic for the establishment of required standards for electro-medical devices such as ventilator and constituting various research groups in universities and industry to come up with...

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