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The 58th progress review meeting of CPEC projects was held on 13th September, 2019 under the Chairmanship of Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Mukhdum Khusro Bakhtyar. The meeting deliberated upon issues confronting different projects under CPEC and decided to fast track their resolution for timely completion of all projects. Minister for Planning underlined the need for meeting the projects’ timelines and called for further gearing up the momentum in CPEC projects. He said CPEC, as stated by Prime Minister Imran Khan, is a project of great national significant for Pakistan which will be a harbinger of development and prosperity for Pakistan and the region.
Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Yao Jing, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan, Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan, Additional Secretary / Project Director CPEC Syed Waqar-ul-Hassan Executive Director CoE-CPEC Dr. Liaqat Ali Shah representatives from Chinese enterprises and senior officials from relevant ministries also attended the meeting.
The Minister said that the incumbent Government, in consultation with the Government of China, has succeeded in expanding its scope to include other priority areas under its framework including socio-economic development, poverty alleviation, agricultural and industrial cooperation.
The second phase, as envisioned by Prime Minister Imran Khan, will focus, among others, on welfare projects for the betterment of the people of Pakistan and we are thankful to the Government of China for broadening its framework which will contribute to the sustained development of Pakistan, stated the Minister. The Minister reiterated that the Government remains fully committed to realize the potential and opportunities under CPEC framework. Speaking on the occasion, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing said that CPEC is heading in the right direction. He added that CPEC is quite different from other Belt and Road initiatives as this flagship project manifests the longstanding friendship between the two friendly countries and will bring prosperity and progress for Pakistan. CPEC is a product of vision of two brotherly countries that goes beyond traditional business dealings reflecting decades old strong bonds of bilateral cooperation and shared goals with win-win situation for all.
He stressed that the project will continue to progress on expedited pace, as reiterated by Prime Minister Imran Khan in his recent meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister, for timely completion of all projects. During the meeting, various projects of CPEC were discussed in detail one by one. It was informed that the Gwadar development Authority, headed by Chief Minister Balochistan, has approved the Gwadar city master plan with some minor modifications. Secretary Communications said that Multan-Sukkur motorway will be opened soon for general traffic as the work was almost complete. The minister and the Chinese ambassador appreciated the pace of work on the East Bay Expressway project. The meeting also discussed the status of the Orange Line Train project and ongoing projects of Gwadar.
