GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A private company has established a pine nuts processing plant worth 500 million afghanis in Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province.
The project is a joint venture between Israntas and Rahim Gardezi Company and its initial stage will be completed in two months.
Mahbobullah Gardezi, head of the Israntas Compnay, while laying the foundation stone of the processing plant, said 60,000 tons of pine nuts would be processed in the plant annually.
Around 1,000 people would get direct and thousands of others indirect jobs in the plant, he . . .
