The federal cabinet on Thursday constituted Engineering Development Board (EDB) with Almas Hyder as its chairman. This has been materialised with the untiring efforts of Prime Minister''s Advisor on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood. The Board Members from the government will be secretary industries production, secretary commerce, secretary finance, secretary science & technology, secretary defence production and chairman Federal Board of Revenue.

The members from the private sector will be Almas Hyder (also chairman EDB), Senator Nauman Wazir Khattak, Nasir Hameed, Abbas Akber Ali, Syed Nabeel Hashmi, Khawar Tawfiq Sheikh, Muhammad Faisal Afzal, Sikandar Mustafa Khan, Muhammad Murad Saigol, Eng Khawar Anwar Khawaja, Saqib H Shirazi and representative of new entrants in auto sector (Renault Alfattaim). Industrial sector has welcomed the government''s decision and hoped that the board will make all-out efforts for industrial growth.

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