HUB: Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated on Monday a 1,320 megawatt China Hub power plant, which is one of the primary projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor plan.
The prime minister also addressed a ceremony at the occasion, where he said that every kind of facility will be provided to assist the joint project.
The prime minister said that the joint projects under the CPEC are a positive sign, adding that it is recommended that more coal is brought from Thar to be utilised for this power plant. “There are 6,000 Pakistani engineers working in the project,” said the prime minister.
He further said that electricity is being produced from coal in Thar, adding that due to CPEC the country is progressing.
The prime minister said that Pakistan’s biggest issue is corruption which kept people at bay from making any investments.
PM Imran earlier arrived in Karachi for a day-long visit during which he held important meetings with different political representatives from Sindh.
Members of National Assembly and Sindh Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Grand Democratic Alliance met with the prime minister.
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Swati, Federal Minister for Planning Khusro Bakhtyar, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda, Special Assistant to the PM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and former finance minister Asad Umar accompanying the PM.
The premier was briefed about ongoing development projects in the city funded by the federal government.
