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Never rely one one road to change the fortunes of a country.
China is mainly doing this for its own defence and interest, and then Pakistan is 2nd after all that.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Updates & Discussions
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Never rely one one road to change the fortunes of a country.
China is mainly doing this for its own defence and interest, and then Pakistan is 2nd after all that.
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We don't thus we are also improving ties with other countries as well but it would have been foolish ( an understatement of the century) to say no to a project of this magnitude just bcz its from one country...
The obvious China is using Pakistan. For its own interests as we are using china for our own interests... That's how international politics works.. Each country uses the other for their own vested interests... The fact is that cpec is a huge project that can without a doubt change the fortunes of Pakistan and Pakistan needs something huge like cpec to change its fortunes...
The amount of projects that are highlighted under cpec would have taken Pakistan decades to complete but with cpec will.now be completed in a few years time which will.help Pakistan greatly and allow Pakistans economy to thrive much quicker leading to better and prosperous times for pakistan and as I said as cpec completes it will increase Chinese investment as well as other foreign investments as well since pak economy will stabilize attracting foreign investors... Cpec has become a game changer.
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Backview the history thousands years past without this CPEC none of the country benefit additional fortune from the absence of the CPEC, now there is one stupid country invest huge money on this still unstable area and obviously will improve the living standard and fortune of Bak people, why there are some people question the CPEC, no question you are not rich enough to do something for local prosperous, pepole already there thousand of years and glad there are someone come to invest and change the fiercest status, why not, why you stand there question this and that wihtout doing anything,shame of those who.
For China the most reliable and safe strategy is never open this back door and develope via east coast efficiently and cost saving. their most developed technics and facilities are in the east area, No one can stop their continuously development there since they are already strong enough, they have huge population, the most advanced science, thechnics and measures to protect their own properties, although this is a modest nation and they are protect the world from war desarster through their own always copromise till someday someone are shame of the world head and police.
Everybody knows bias and jealous is not a health mood, every body can initiate the whatever the corridor or rout or belt via subcontinent to central asia or tras-pacific or anything else they want since the globe fortune and development is still unbalanced yet, only the people there could benifit from. Why so many pepole globally still suffered from disaster of war,virus etc the civiliazation of the world alrady process to 21centrury. people should sit and relax in the peaceful home and enjoy the development what ever corridor or anything which stupid nation bring to.
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Salam to pak army which defended the country from the enemy
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Work started at Havelian Interchange for E35 Hazara Motorway/ Expressway
Thank you Muhammad Omar for providing wonderful pictures. I have a question in which hopefully you can answer for me. If hypothetically speaking a company wanted to invest in Pakistan what type of documents would it need to submit to the Government. For example the Company would do there own feasibility study and invest in one of the proposed industrial zones?
The development of Havelian is important because its considered one of the proposed railway routes from Xinjiang to Gwadar
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When the Government of Pakistan opens it's tender for Different Projects like for Industrial zone power plant etc etc you (private company) can submit your papers there or you can contact to the Pakistan Board of Investment or Pakistan Planning Commission for the details for investment
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gains momentum in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – The Construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is now gaining momentum in Pakistan after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Pakistan in April, companies involved in the massive project said.
The CPEC, a 3,000-km network of roads, railways and pipelines linking Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and southwest Pakistan's Gwadar Port, is also a major project of China-proposed "Belt and Road" initiative. The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, are aimed at reviving the ancient trade routes that span Asia, Africa and Europe.
During Xi's visit, China and Pakistan agreed to form a "1+4" cooperation structure with the CPEC at the center and the Gwadar Port, transport infrastructure, energy and industrial cooperation being the four key areas to achieve a win-win result and common development. On April 20, ground-breaking of five power projects was jointly done by the Chinese president and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif via video link. Among the projects, Zonergy 900 mw solar power plant is likely going to be the first one to be put into Pakistan's national grid.
The 1.5 billion dollar project, the largest solar power plant in the world located in Bahawalpur is being developed in three phases and is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. According to Zonergy Company Limited, the first 50 mw of the project is near completion and is going to be energised soon. Before the end of this year, 300 mw will be added to Pakistan's national grid.
In addition to the Zonergy project, a number of new energy projects, being constructed by Chinese companies, are also proceeding steadily. The 1.65 billion-dollar Karot hydropower plant, the first investment project of the Silk Road Fund, is being developed by the China Three Gorges Corporation. Construction of the 720 mw project will begin at the end of this year and the plant is expected to be put into operation in 2020.
The Port Qasim coal-fired power plant, the first started project in the energy sector under the CPEC framework, is being constructed by Power China Resources Limited. The 2.085-billion-dollar project would start operation by the end of 2017. According to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the CPEC projects are very important for power supplies in Pakistan. He said earlier this month when meeting a Chinese delegation that Pakistan would be able to overcome energy crisis with the cooperation of its brotherly neighbor.
Tangible progress has also been made in transport infrastructure. China Road and Bridge Corporation told Chinese media that realignment project of the Karakorum Highway (KKH) at Attabad Barrier Lake is going to be completed by the end of this month. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the project. The KKH, the only land route between Pakistan and China, will re-open to traffic after being cut off by a barrier lake for over five years.
The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet said on Aug. 12 that contracts for constructing two other road projects of the CPEC worth 3.5 billion dollars will be awarded to Chinese companies through bidding. The two projects, 2.6-billion-dollar Karachi-Lahore Motorway and 920-million-dollar Karakoram Highway upgrade Phase-II, are earmarked for early completion under the CPEC framework.
Last month Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif inspected the under-construction road network as part of the CPEC. According to the army, 502 km out of the 870-km road network linking the Gwadar Port with the rest of Pakistan have been completed by Frontier Works Origination (FWO). During the inspection, the army chief also vowed that the CPEC "will be built at all costs."
The Gwadar Port started its long-awaited operations on May 11 as the first private container vessel docked at the deep-sea port. Local fish was exported to the international market through containerised shipment. Speaking at the commencement ceremony, Pakistani Ports and Shipping Minister Kamran Michael said that a new dimension was added to the history of the Gwadar Port.
For industrial cooperation, the two countries are planning industrial parks. According to details, the Pakistani government has proposed 29 industrial parks and 21 mineral economic processing zones in all four provinces. A joint working group would decide and identify the industrial parks, said Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal, who hailed the CPEC as a game changer and a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for Pakistan.
The Pakistani government has shown strong willingness to push forward the construction of the CPEC. During a high-level meeting held in Islamabad on July 27 to review the pace of work on CPEC projects, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed that projects under the CPEC be put on fast-track through mobilization of resources and completion of financial and technical formalities.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gains momentum in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD – The Construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is now gaining momentum in Pakistan after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Pakistan in April, companies involved in the massive project said.
The CPEC, a 3,000-km network of roads, railways and pipelines linking Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and southwest Pakistan's Gwadar Port, is also a major project of China-proposed "Belt and Road" initiative. The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, are aimed at reviving the ancient trade routes that span Asia, Africa and Europe.
During Xi's visit, China and Pakistan agreed to form a "1+4" cooperation structure with the CPEC at the center and the Gwadar Port, transport infrastructure, energy and industrial cooperation being the four key areas to achieve a win-win result and common development. On April 20, ground-breaking of five power projects was jointly done by the Chinese president and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif via video link. Among the projects, Zonergy 900 mw solar power plant is likely going to be the first one to be put into Pakistan's national grid.
The 1.5 billion dollar project, the largest solar power plant in the world located in Bahawalpur is being developed in three phases and is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. According to Zonergy Company Limited, the first 50 mw of the project is near completion and is going to be energised soon. Before the end of this year, 300 mw will be added to Pakistan's national grid.
In addition to the Zonergy project, a number of new energy projects, being constructed by Chinese companies, are also proceeding steadily. The 1.65 billion-dollar Karot hydropower plant, the first investment project of the Silk Road Fund, is being developed by the China Three Gorges Corporation. Construction of the 720 mw project will begin at the end of this year and the plant is expected to be put into operation in 2020.
The Port Qasim coal-fired power plant, the first started project in the energy sector under the CPEC framework, is being constructed by Power China Resources Limited. The 2.085-billion-dollar project would start operation by the end of 2017. According to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the CPEC projects are very important for power supplies in Pakistan. He said earlier this month when meeting a Chinese delegation that Pakistan would be able to overcome energy crisis with the cooperation of its brotherly neighbor.
Tangible progress has also been made in transport infrastructure. China Road and Bridge Corporation told Chinese media that realignment project of the Karakorum Highway (KKH) at Attabad Barrier Lake is going to be completed by the end of this month. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the project. The KKH, the only land route between Pakistan and China, will re-open to traffic after being cut off by a barrier lake for over five years.
The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet said on Aug. 12 that contracts for constructing two other road projects of the CPEC worth 3.5 billion dollars will be awarded to Chinese companies through bidding. The two projects, 2.6-billion-dollar Karachi-Lahore Motorway and 920-million-dollar Karakoram Highway upgrade Phase-II, are earmarked for early completion under the CPEC framework.
Last month Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif inspected the under-construction road network as part of the CPEC. According to the army, 502 km out of the 870-km road network linking the Gwadar Port with the rest of Pakistan have been completed by Frontier Works Origination (FWO). During the inspection, the army chief also vowed that the CPEC "will be built at all costs."
The Gwadar Port started its long-awaited operations on May 11 as the first private container vessel docked at the deep-sea port. Local fish was exported to the international market through containerised shipment. Speaking at the commencement ceremony, Pakistani Ports and Shipping Minister Kamran Michael said that a new dimension was added to the history of the Gwadar Port.
For industrial cooperation, the two countries are planning industrial parks. According to details, the Pakistani government has proposed 29 industrial parks and 21 mineral economic processing zones in all four provinces. A joint working group would decide and identify the industrial parks, said Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal, who hailed the CPEC as a game changer and a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for Pakistan.
The Pakistani government has shown strong willingness to push forward the construction of the CPEC. During a high-level meeting held in Islamabad on July 27 to review the pace of work on CPEC projects, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed that projects under the CPEC be put on fast-track through mobilization of resources and completion of financial and technical formalities.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gains momentum in Pakistan
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Chinese company to build cement plant
Under the agreement, the Chinese company will set up a cement plant in the Salt Range with an investment of $350 million.
LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab government and Chinese cement company, Yantai Baoqiao Jinhong (YBJ), over establishing a modern cement plant in the Salt Range.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest at the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, the Chinese company will set up a cement plant in the Salt Range with an investment of $350 million. Secretary Minerals Arshad Mahmood and YBJ Chairman Li Baolu signed the document. Sharif said that this will stimulate Chinese investment.
Sharif said the Punjab government welcomes investment by Chinese companies in the cement industry. He said that all facilities are being provided to promote foreign investment and Punjab government will extend maximum cooperation in the establishment of the cement plant. Sharif further noted that this agreement will result in transfer of technology to Pakistan.
“The Punjab government wishes to benefit from Chinese technology in other sectors as well,” said Sharif. “A number of Chinese companies are already investing in Punjab due to which economic cooperation and friendly relations between the two countries have strengthened.”
Sharif said that China is investing billions of dollars in Pakistan under historic investment agreements. He said that mega projects are being established in energy, infrastructure, industry and other sectors under the China-Pak Economic Cooperation (CPEC).
The Chief Minister said that since the visit of Chinese President to Pakistan, a new era of economic cooperation between Pakistan and China has taken off.
Li Baolu said that his company wants to set up a state of the art cement plant in Punjab which will be environment-friendly and based on modern technology.
Under the agreement, the Chinese company will set up a cement plant in the Salt Range with an investment of $350 million.
LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab government and Chinese cement company, Yantai Baoqiao Jinhong (YBJ), over establishing a modern cement plant in the Salt Range.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest at the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, the Chinese company will set up a cement plant in the Salt Range with an investment of $350 million. Secretary Minerals Arshad Mahmood and YBJ Chairman Li Baolu signed the document. Sharif said that this will stimulate Chinese investment.
Sharif said the Punjab government welcomes investment by Chinese companies in the cement industry. He said that all facilities are being provided to promote foreign investment and Punjab government will extend maximum cooperation in the establishment of the cement plant. Sharif further noted that this agreement will result in transfer of technology to Pakistan.
“The Punjab government wishes to benefit from Chinese technology in other sectors as well,” said Sharif. “A number of Chinese companies are already investing in Punjab due to which economic cooperation and friendly relations between the two countries have strengthened.”
Sharif said that China is investing billions of dollars in Pakistan under historic investment agreements. He said that mega projects are being established in energy, infrastructure, industry and other sectors under the China-Pak Economic Cooperation (CPEC).
The Chief Minister said that since the visit of Chinese President to Pakistan, a new era of economic cooperation between Pakistan and China has taken off.
Li Baolu said that his company wants to set up a state of the art cement plant in Punjab which will be environment-friendly and based on modern technology.
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KKH Re-Alignment: 94% work on the project completed so far, remaining to be completed by Sep. 25 this year
The project included realignment of the road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges. The total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.
Hunza, June 27: The China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has completed 94 per cent of the work on the re-alignment project of the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), which will soon restore the trade link between Pakistan and China. Work on the remaining part of the project is in full swing and it will be completed by 25th September 2015.
On 4 Jan 2010, a devastating landslide completely blocked the Hunza River and the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), a vital trade link connecting the country to China, and killed twenty people in Attabad village, about 18 km from Aliabad town. The water blockade created an artificial lake with 130-200 m depth and 25 km length over a period of about six months.
The lake engulfed about 24 km stretch of KKH, including the longest bridge. About 25,000 habitants of the Gojal tehsil at China border area were cut off from rest of the country. The lake submerged Ayeenabad, parts of Shishkat, Gulmit, lower Ghulkin and Hussaini villages and displaced more than 600 families. The only way to reach Gojal tehsil and onward to the Chinese border is to cross the Attabad lake by boat.
Source: NHA
To realign the 24 km stretch of KKH, the previous federal government signed a supplementary contract of 275 million USD with CRBC on 18th December 2010. The project included realignment of road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges.
The total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The project was commenced on 26th July 2012 with the planned completion date of 25th Jan 2015. Due to slower progress, the completion date was later revised as 25th September 2015. According to NHA, the current achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.
Under this project, the excavation works of all 5 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The remaining 100 m of the lining work of the 4th tunnel (2,736m) is in progress whereas the lining work of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed fully. Similarly, 50% work of the concrete pavement of the 4th tunnel has been completed so far whereas the concrete pavements of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The electro-mechanical accessory works on all five tunnels are in progress.
Source: NHA
Also Visit: [Pictorial] Incredible Images of the Four Tunnels on KKH near Attabad
According to NHA, CRBC has already completed the 311 km length KKH Improvement project from Raikot to Khunjerab on 30th November 2013 with a contract amount of 490.87 million USD. The project was started on 1st August 2008 and included improvement and widening of existing road, construction of 35 new bridges, 18 open cut tunnels and 1,060 culverts.
Source: NHA
Under KKH projects, 21% work on 36.94 km Shatial-Thor Nullah Bypass project has been completed so far by the contractor HAKAS Private Limited. The project was started on 23rd Sep 2012 with contract amount 3.507 billion rupees. The original date of completion was 23rd Sep 2014 which was later revised as 22nd May 2016.
Source: NHA
The 281km Thakot-Raikot Chinese Grant Project was contracted to M/s China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The project was commenced on 15th September 2013 and has planned to complete by 20th December 2016. This includes 143 km rehabilitation work and 138 km repair and maintenance of KKH. The project costs approximately 7.5 billion rupees. According to NHA, 65.11% of the work has been completed and the achieved progress is 5% ahead of planned progress.
The 120 km long China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Section from Thakot to Havelian will cost 90 billion rupees. RFP has been issued on 15th June 2015 with the last date for bid submission is 15th July 2015. Evaluations will be completed by 25th July 2015 and signing of the commercial contract is planned as 20th August 2015.The expected date of the ground breaking is 20th September 2015.
Source: NHA
The 59 km Hazara Expressway project from Burhan to Havelian will cost 23 billion rupees. The project is four lane fenced expressway with six interchanges. The project is being implemented in 3 different packages. The package 1 & 2 in in progress with 6% progress and the package 3 is under procurement phase. The planned completion date of the Hazara Expressway project is 5th March 2017.
Source: NHA
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road globally and connects Xinjiang province of China and Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres. The Highway construction was started in 1959 and completed in 1978. According to FWO, the work involved 21 million cubic meter of rock blasting and earthwork, using over 8000 tonnes of explosive and 80,000 tonnes of cement. On the average 15,000 men, 1200 vehicles and 1000 pieces of plant/machinery were employed on the project. The project took lives of hundreds of laborers and engineers from both Pakistan and China.
As a strategic move, Pakistan and China signed an agreement on the $46 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project on 20th April 2015. CPEC is a development megaproject which aims to connect Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar to China’s Xinjiang province via a network of about 3,000 km highways, telecommunication infrastructure, railways, industrial zones and energy infrastructure. The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and a game changer in regional development.
The project included realignment of the road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges. The total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.
Hunza, June 27: The China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has completed 94 per cent of the work on the re-alignment project of the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), which will soon restore the trade link between Pakistan and China. Work on the remaining part of the project is in full swing and it will be completed by 25th September 2015.
On 4 Jan 2010, a devastating landslide completely blocked the Hunza River and the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), a vital trade link connecting the country to China, and killed twenty people in Attabad village, about 18 km from Aliabad town. The water blockade created an artificial lake with 130-200 m depth and 25 km length over a period of about six months.
The lake engulfed about 24 km stretch of KKH, including the longest bridge. About 25,000 habitants of the Gojal tehsil at China border area were cut off from rest of the country. The lake submerged Ayeenabad, parts of Shishkat, Gulmit, lower Ghulkin and Hussaini villages and displaced more than 600 families. The only way to reach Gojal tehsil and onward to the Chinese border is to cross the Attabad lake by boat.
Source: NHA
To realign the 24 km stretch of KKH, the previous federal government signed a supplementary contract of 275 million USD with CRBC on 18th December 2010. The project included realignment of road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges.
The total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The project was commenced on 26th July 2012 with the planned completion date of 25th Jan 2015. Due to slower progress, the completion date was later revised as 25th September 2015. According to NHA, the current achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.Under this project, the excavation works of all 5 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The remaining 100 m of the lining work of the 4th tunnel (2,736m) is in progress whereas the lining work of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed fully. Similarly, 50% work of the concrete pavement of the 4th tunnel has been completed so far whereas the concrete pavements of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The electro-mechanical accessory works on all five tunnels are in progress.
Source: NHA
Also Visit: [Pictorial] Incredible Images of the Four Tunnels on KKH near Attabad
According to NHA, CRBC has already completed the 311 km length KKH Improvement project from Raikot to Khunjerab on 30th November 2013 with a contract amount of 490.87 million USD. The project was started on 1st August 2008 and included improvement and widening of existing road, construction of 35 new bridges, 18 open cut tunnels and 1,060 culverts.
Source: NHA
Under KKH projects, 21% work on 36.94 km Shatial-Thor Nullah Bypass project has been completed so far by the contractor HAKAS Private Limited. The project was started on 23rd Sep 2012 with contract amount 3.507 billion rupees. The original date of completion was 23rd Sep 2014 which was later revised as 22nd May 2016.
Source: NHA
The 281km Thakot-Raikot Chinese Grant Project was contracted to M/s China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The project was commenced on 15th September 2013 and has planned to complete by 20th December 2016. This includes 143 km rehabilitation work and 138 km repair and maintenance of KKH. The project costs approximately 7.5 billion rupees. According to NHA, 65.11% of the work has been completed and the achieved progress is 5% ahead of planned progress.
The 120 km long China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Section from Thakot to Havelian will cost 90 billion rupees. RFP has been issued on 15th June 2015 with the last date for bid submission is 15th July 2015. Evaluations will be completed by 25th July 2015 and signing of the commercial contract is planned as 20th August 2015.The expected date of the ground breaking is 20th September 2015.
Source: NHA
The 59 km Hazara Expressway project from Burhan to Havelian will cost 23 billion rupees. The project is four lane fenced expressway with six interchanges. The project is being implemented in 3 different packages. The package 1 & 2 in in progress with 6% progress and the package 3 is under procurement phase. The planned completion date of the Hazara Expressway project is 5th March 2017.
Source: NHA
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road globally and connects Xinjiang province of China and Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres. The Highway construction was started in 1959 and completed in 1978. According to FWO, the work involved 21 million cubic meter of rock blasting and earthwork, using over 8000 tonnes of explosive and 80,000 tonnes of cement. On the average 15,000 men, 1200 vehicles and 1000 pieces of plant/machinery were employed on the project. The project took lives of hundreds of laborers and engineers from both Pakistan and China.
As a strategic move, Pakistan and China signed an agreement on the $46 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project on 20th April 2015. CPEC is a development megaproject which aims to connect Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar to China’s Xinjiang province via a network of about 3,000 km highways, telecommunication infrastructure, railways, industrial zones and energy infrastructure. The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and a game changer in regional development.
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