FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF CHARSADDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
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The economy of Charsadda has potential for development in multiple sectors. Chief among the mare Manufacturing, Agriculture, Dairy and Livestock. In the manufacturing sector, Charsadda can become the Regional Hub of Leather and Footwear goods, with additional room for sporting goods industry. In Agriculture, this district produce enough cereal and cash crop to have Agro Based Industry of its own. Similarly, with over 940 million liters of annual milk production, there is ample cause for local or multinational dairy company to setup its plant here. In addition to these aforementioned sectors, the Mining, Fishery and Handicraft Sectors can also support Charsadda’s growth in the long run.
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ABOUT KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the northwest province of Pakistan. Its total population according to 1998 census is around 17.744 million with an average growth rate of 2.82 per cent. The economically active population ratio of the province is 19.40 per cent. The total area of the province is 74521 square kilometers excluding the tribal belt, which spreads over an area of 27220 square kilometers. There are 7 divisions, 24 districts, 59 tehsil / taluka, 7326 villages with 30 municipal committees, 13 town committees and 11 cantonments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The tribal belt consists of 7 agencies with 42 tehsil, 2559 villages and 5 town committees. The 1998 census puts the total population of federally administered tribal area at 3.176 million. The unemployment rate of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 26.80 per cent and if the figures of the tribal areas are taken into account, it may swell over to 30 to 35 percent. The literacy rate in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 35.40 per cent and that of the tribal area is 17.40 per cent.