KARACHI: CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has reiterated that no power on earth could sabotage China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
“CPEC had improved the road connectivity between the two countries and would do so further,” the authority chairman said while addressing a ceremony at Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) today (Tuesday).
On eastern alignment of CPEC, Asim Bajwa said only one section Sukkur-Hyderabad was left that had already been launched by the Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Now our full focus is on western alignment,” he said adding motorway from Islamabad to Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) was at final stage.
“Similarly the ground work on road from Zhob to Quetta had also been started whereas Quetta to Khuzdar and Khuzdar-Basima roads were also under construction,” Bajwa said, adding that within next three years, all these routes would be connected.
He further said that the road projects under CPEC would improve connectivity and create new job opportunities for the people lining along the roads.
Giving details regarding the CPEC Phase-II, Asim Bajwa said, “We are now moving beyond energy and road infrastructure to agriculture, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), tourism, science technology and information technology.”
The foreign investors, he said were already showing interest in the second phase that would help bringing huge foreign direct investment in the country. “Overall work on Gwadar port and other projects in the city, was in full swing,” he added.
