State Minister for Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi said on Monday the federal government was utilizing all resources for the progress and betterment of industry as it was a vital part of the country’s economy. He stated this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) project furniture division revival and construction work of Sargodha Industrial Park located here at Lahore road. Tasneem Ahmad Qureshi said that Sargodha Industrial Park would play an important role in the industrial development of the area which would create employment opportunities for people of the district. He said that PIDC was rendering valuable services for industrial development in the country. He said that modern training centre would also be available in the park along with uninterrupted power supply and gas and all the facilities required for an industrial area. The State Minister said the project of Sargodha Industrial Park was started in 2013 during the Pakistan People’s Party government but due to some reasons, its construction work was stopped and now the PDM government had resumed its construction work. Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi said the industrial park consist of an area of 100 acres while all obstacles in the way of the said project had been removed and funds had been released for the construction work. He appreciated the efforts of ex-prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani and former federal minister Ch Anwar Ali Cheema (late) for the construction of Sargodha Industrial Park.