ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to utilise all resources to complete the projects comes under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by the end of 2017
The Prime Minister was chairing a high-level meeting of CPEC to review the progress of infrastructure and energy projects.
The Federal Minister for Planning & Development Ahsan Iqbal, Secretary Water and Power and Secretary Planning and Development briefed the Prime Minister of various projects under CPEC and informed that the major infrastructure projects of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway including Sukkur-Multan, Gojra- Khanewal and Lahore- Abdul Hakim Sections of Motorway are ready for groundbreaking.
The meeting also reviewed the Havelian to Thakot Road Project and other sections of KKH that are being upgraded.
The meeting also reviewed the progress about the Gawadar East Bay Expressway, Mughalkot – DI Khan Road and various other road projects in Balochistan. The Prime Minister said that the completion of road projects in Balochistan under CPEC would be a game-changer for the region.
