President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Muhammad Shakeel Munir urged the government to focus on marble industry for its better growth as this sector has the potential to transform Pakistan into a fast growing economy.
He said that Pakistan has huge reserves of marble and granite in all regions of the country and the government should cooperate in introducing mechanized mining in this sector by reducing duties on import of marble machinery and technology.
He said this while talking to Amir Noorani and Nasir Ahmed, Dubai-based prominent businessmen of the marble sector during their visit to ICCI. Saleem Mughal, former Chairman, All Pakistan Marble Industry Association was also present at the occasion.
Shakeel Munir said that many countries including China, Italy, Turkey, Spain and Brazil have exploited their marble reserves effectively for economic development, but in Pakistan this sector has not been given due attention despite its tremendous potential to promote exports and improve the economy.
He said that outdated technology was still in use in the quarrying and processing of marble products due to which the ratio of wastage was quite high.
He urged the government to cooperate in introducing the latest machinery in the marble sector for promoting mechanized mining in order to produce valued-added marble & granite products and increase exports.
He urged the government to address all key issues of the marble sector to unleash its real potential for economic development of the country.
Source: mettisglobal.news
