BEIJING: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not be limited to development projects, but will also help to boost people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
Talking to media after the concluding meeting of the Pak-China Joint Cooperation Committee of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Beijing on Friday, Ahsan said, “The meeting expressed satisfaction that by the cooperation of the leadership of both the countries CPEC is moving ahead successfully.”
He said, “The meeting expressed satisfaction over the ongoing work on the 8000MW power projects under the CPEC.” The minister said, “A working group has been constituted to continue the work on Bhasha Dam to be built on Indus River.” He said, “The transport infrastructure group expressed satisfaction on two big projects including Multan-Sukkur project and Karakorum Project from Havelian to Thakot where work is underway.”
Ahsan Iqbal said, “Under the transport infrastructure, rail based mass transit projects were approved for all provincial capitals and included in the CPEC framework.”
