KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh government has announced to extend all support by way of providing land and other facilities to a Pakistani expatriate based in Saudi Arabia who wants to set up a technical college near Port Qasim for producing skilled manpower needed by the industries of the neighborhood.

In a meeting of Pakistan Investors’ Forum in Saudi Arabia one of the participant proposed setting up of a technical college for short-term courses in various disciplines to cater to demand of skilled labour in the industries coming up in the neighborhood. Sindh Industries and Commerce Minister Rauf Siddiqui assured the investor of all support.

The minister informed Pakistan expatriate investors of the steps being taken to promote investment in Larkana, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Karachi, said a press release of the Sindh government.

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