LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday directed the Punjab governmentto immediately design and execute a new master plan of the Lahore city.
Chairing a high level meeting to discuss the establishment of industrialzones, the prime minister said the new master plan for Lahore wasinevitable considering the multiplied size of population and haphazardgrowth of the city.
Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, Punjab Finance MinisterHashim Jawan Bakht, Industries Minister Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal and ChiefSecretary Yousuf Nasim Khokhar attended the meeting.
Special Assistants to PM Naeem-ul-Haq and Nadeem Afzal Chan were alsopresent.
The prime minister was briefed on the industrial zoning, its social andeconomic impacts particularly on the population, heritage, tourism andhistorical buildings.
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He was also apprised about the master plan of Lahore.
The prime minister said along with the industrial and agriculturaldevelopment, the preservation of historical buildings and promotion oftourism were equally important.
