Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has given approval for investment in oil and gas exploration and production activities in tribal areas.
Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar on Saturday, he directed the concerned authorities to present summary for inclusion of oil and gas projects into annual development programme.
Mahmood Khan said investment in oil and gas sector will generate billions of revenue besides creating job opportunities for local youth.
The Chief Minister stressed the need to resolve the hindrance in acquisition of land and other regulatory problems for construction of oil refinery in the province.
Source: Radio Pakistan