Steering committee reviews the progress on Theme Park

Lahore: Provincial Minister for Labour & Human Resource Raja Ashfaq Sarwar presided over a high-level steering committee meeting to review the progress on the matters relating to Theme Park to be built near Sagiyaan by a Chinese Company.

Additional Chief Secretary Shumail Khawaja, Commissioner Lahore Division Abdullah Sumbal, Director Punjab Board of Investment & Trade Dr. Sohail, DG PHA Mian Shakeel Ahmed, DCO Sheikhupura and officers of other concern departments attended the meeting.

Meeting was informed that administrative and legal matters relating to Theme Park are being given final shape where not only recreational facilities of international standard will be available to the people of Punjab through this project but job opportunities will also be created for local youth.

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar directed concerned officers to immediately settle all matters including tax exemptions, acquiring of land for launching of this international recreational project at the earliest.

Additional Chief Secretary Shumail Khawaja directed the concerned PBIT officers to get assistance from Federal Board of Investment to finalize matters regarding tax exemptions and other duties. He further directed to review the laws regarding taxes for foreign investment in the entertainment sector.