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JICA aid accord

for BMR likely

to be signed today

ISLAMABAD: Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Industries and Production are likely to sign an agreement here on Tuesday.

The grant-in-aid of Japanese government, provided through this agreement, will be utilised on balancing and modernisation of workshop facilities at Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), Lahore.

The main objective of the project is to transfer technology from Japan in plastic mould designing and manufacturing so that it could be disseminated to private sector through training, consultancy and advisory service.ÑAPP