Punjab Government has decided to speed up the setting up of industrial units in industrial estates throughout the province. the industrial estate will be set up on Lahore Multan Motorway.

Chairing a departmental meeting in Lahore, Punjab Industries Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal sought details of setting up industrial units after the year 2018.

He said that the purpose of setting up industrial estates is to set up industries rather than the sale and purchase of plots only. He directed industrialists to set up industries, instead of putting hurdles.

The Industries Minister said that modernly equipped industrial estate will be set up on Lahore Multan Motorway.

He said that the government is implementing policy to boost up exports by decreasing dependency on imports.

He expressed displeasure over the non-utilization of the Pakistan Drug Testing and Research Center at Sunder Industrial Estate, which was set up at a cost of six hundred million rupees.

He directed to prepare a feasible financial model to fully utilize this Center.