UoG hosted a national conference on CPEC. It was a two-day national conference on “CPEC, Institutions and Inclusive Growth of Pakistan” at Hafiz Hayat Campus of the University of Gujrat.
The conference was being organised by the UoG Economics department and brought into light the immediate as well as the long-term positive impact of the mega project on the country’s economy and the pace of progress after its successful implementation Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum presided over the opening ceremony of the conference at Jinnah Auditorium. Chairperson Economics department Dr Faisal Mehmood Mirza said that scholars and experts from all over the country attending the conference will express their opinion about the geopolitical and economic importance of the CPEC by presenting papers and at debate sessions.
Technical and various other aspects were also discussed during meetings of the experts, he said. Among those attending the conference are Shahid Hafeez Kardar, Dr Abid Slehri (ED of SDPI), Prof. Dr Imran Sharif Chaudhry, Muhammad Muzammil Zia (Policy Head of Job Growth & HRD CoE CPEC), Prof. Dr Ayub Siddiqui, Prof. Dr Mansur Akbar Kundi, Prof. Dr Fauzia Maqsood(Dean UoG), Prof. Dr Hafiz Ur Rehman, Dr Arshad Ali Bhatti, Dr Shujaat Farooq and others.