PCSIR Islamabad

SENATOR SHIBLI FARAZ, FEDERAL MINISTER FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY VISITED PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX, PESHAWAR.

The Honorable Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Senator Shibli Faraz visited PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar on Monday, 30^th August 2021. During the visit, the Honorable Minister for Science & Technology chaired a meeting with the Presidents of different Marble Associations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) along with Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi, Chairman PCSIR and Mr. Faridullah Khan, Director General, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar.

During the meeting, the representatives of marble associations presented their issues and requested the Honorable Federal Minister for intervening at an appropriate level. Further, the representatives appreciated the efforts of PCSIR, Peshawar to provide technical guidance to the marble industry. The Honorable Federal Minister gave due attention to the issues of marble associations and gave directions to constitute a Working Group of all stakeholders for addressing these issues and recommending their best possible solutions. The Honorable Federal Minister further directed to prepare ToRs of the working group and come up with concrete actionable plan.

In the end, he assured his full cooperation & support enabling the marble sector to contribute their due share in the exports of the country.