China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Updates & Discussions

[Muhammad Omar]

PM to launch second phase of Hazara motorway soon

MANSEHRA: Federal minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousaf on Sunday said the federal government would soon launch the second phase of Hazara motorway.

“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon visit Mansehra to inaugurate the second phase of motorway and other mega development projects,” he told a public meeting in Chaterplan area here.

The minister said the prime minister would also inaugurate work on the first women’s university in Mansehra paperwork on which was almost complete.

He said natural gas would be supplied to the areas in the district.

Yousaf said gas pipelines with large diameters were being laid from Abbottabad to Mansehra and once the exercise was complete, gas would be supplied to the areas, which had no gas supply.
Minister says first women’s university in Mansehra also on the cards

“Gas will be supplied first to Jabba and Shinkiari and later to Balakot, Ghari Habibulah, Oghi and Battle,” he said.

The minister said work on 220KV grid station was in full swing and once the project was complete, the issues of loadshedding and low voltage in Mansehra, Abbottabad and Muzzafarabad would be addressed.

He said the prime minister wanted to put Hazara division on the way to development and that was why mega projects had been planned for it.

Yousaf said the PTI government in the province had failed to deliver.

“The PTI, which had come to power with the slogan of changing the people’s lot, is miserably failed to address issues and challenges facing the people in the province,” he said.

The minister said the federal government was striving for the early rehabilitation of the Oct 26 earthquake victims.

He said distribution of compensation to disaster-hit families was underway.

ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE: A woman was killed and 11 people suffered injuries in a road accident near Oghi on Monday.

Relatives of Shah Rehman were on the way to Sarigorai from Tooddoga to fix the wedding day of a family member when their passenger jeep skidded off the road and plunged into the ravine.

The accident occurred after the driver lost control of the deep while negotiating a sharp turn in Talian area.

The local people retrieved the deceased and injured before shifting them to a nearby hospital.

Three of the injured were later referred to the Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad, over critical condition.

The Oghi police registered an FIR and began investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.

Meanwhile, the five people, who had died in an accident in Jabori on Sunday, were laid to rest on Monday.

Funeral prayers for the deceased were offered in Sindi area, where local people showed up in large numbers.

At least five people were killed and 12 were injured when a jeep had fallen into a deep ravine in Jabori on Sunday.

 

[black-hawk_101]

Will China going to invest in Pakistan Stock Exchange? And when will Pakistan Stock Exchange going to launch?

Any real time frame like in early 2016 or what?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Ecnec approves 230kms Karachi-Lahore Motorway

ISLAMABAD - The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Saturday approved the Karachi-Lahore Motorway (230 KMs length) and construction of roads and acquisition of land linking the New Islamabad International Airport.

The ECNEC, which met under the chair of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has considered and approved construction of Abdul Hakeem - Lahore section of the Karachi-Lahore Motorway (230 KMs length). The project would cost Rs. 150,665.025 million and would cover cities/towns of Abdul Hakeem, Pir Mahal, Samundri, Gojra, Tandilianwala, Jaranwala, Bucheki, Nankana Sahib, Sheikhupura and Lahore.

The project aims at construction of 230 KM long 6 lane access controlled section of Karachi-Lahore motorway from Abdul Hakeem to Lahore) including necessary road side facilities.
The total cost of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is about Rs700 billion. The National Highway Authority (NHA) has planned to build and complete the Karachi-to-Lahore motorway in three-and-a-half years.
The ECNEC accorded approval for land acquisition and construction of road network projects for the New Islamabad International Airport. While the land acquisition and other related tasks would cost a total of Rs. 5455.00 million, the construction of road networks to be undertaken in four phases would costRs.11,295 million.

The federal government had already allocated an amount of Rs700 million in the current fiscal year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the construction of road networks. The cost of land acquisition for New Islamabad International Airport has increased to Rs5.5 billion, which was initially estimated at a cost of only Rs932.
4 million in 2012 by the Pakistan Peoples Party government.

The New Islamabad International Airport is already facing delays and its cost is expected to cross Rs80 billion against the initial estimate of Rs37 billion.

While according the approval for road network project, the Chair directed formation of a committee comprising senior officials from Ministries of Finance, Communication and Planning & Development to decide about the mode of financing for Phase-III which involves construction of a part of main link road to the airport.

The ECNEC also accorded approval in principle for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Projects for IESCO and LESCO. Both projects also include establishment of New Customer Information & Billing Systems. The project in respect of IESCO would cost Rs.
18,607 million while for LESCO the cost would be Rs.30,597 million. While presenting the details of the projects, Secretary, Water & Power informed that these projects would enhance load control and load management in the two Discos. AMI project is designed as a least cost solution to reduce losses and to efficiently balance power supply.
Once the system is in place it would considerably reduce load shedding, as it would enable alternative ways of managing peak load. AMI system would have smart meters, in-house display units and shall provide Headend System (HES) software for effective liaison between meter and the management information system. A constant watch on the demand and supply position would be maintained through the AMI to guard against any breakdown.

After detailed discussion, ECNEC also approved Sindh Roads Improvement project at a cost of Rs. 22,750 million. The project envisages reconditioning / reconstruction, improvement, widening and strengthening of varying lengths of 329 KM existing roads in Kashmore, Kandhkot, Larkana, Sanghar, Tando Adam, Mirpur Khas, Tando Mohammad Khan and Badin areas. These roads have been damaged by floods and heavy rain fall and need urgent revamping.

The Committee also approved a proposal of Ministry of Water & Power related to land acquisition of Dasu Hydropower Project. The project is being implemented with financial support of the World Bank.



Various road projects connecting Pakistan with Tajikistan approved

MURREE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with the visiting President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon here at the Governor House on Friday.

During the meeting, National Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar gave a detailed presentation to the Tajik delegation, in which different infrastructure projects showing options of connectivity between Pakistan and Tajikistan were presented, reported Radio Pakistan.

Both the leaders gave in principle approval of different road projects connecting Pakistan and Tajikistan including Gwadar-Peshawar-Kabul-Kunduz-Dushanbe route, Khunjerab-Kalasu-Murghab route and Chitral-Ishkashim-Dushanbe route.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi gave a presentation on matters related to regional security.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said regional connectivity with Tajikistan and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) projects would transform the economic outlook of the entire region.

The Tajik president lauded the infrastructure projects in progress in Pakistan and extended complete support for implementation of the proposed projects.

During the meeting, the two leaders were also briefed on CASA-1000, a project of regional energy cooperation among Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan and road connectivity.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi attended the meeting from the Pakistan side.

Tajik Foreign Minister Aslov Sirodjidin and Interior Minister Rahimzoda Ramazon, and other senior officials accompanied President Rahmon.

Also read: Tajik president arrives

Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the Tajik president that Pakistan was looking forward to the early completion of CASA-1000 project, which will enable Pakistan to import 1,000MW of electricity to meet its energy requirements.

Pakistan and Tajikistan on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy, defence and trade and vowed to improve connectivity to deepen bilateral ties, Dawn newspaper reported.

The premier and Tajik president witnessed the signing of seven agreements dealing with cooperation in energy, industrial sectors, extradition, establishment of a joint business council, and collaboration in science and technology and geology.

President Rahmon also called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the presidency. During the meeting, Hussain said that the CPEC would not only benefit China and Pakistan but also boost Tajikistan’s economy.




PM to inaugurate Faisalabad-Multan Motorway tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is going to inaugurate the second section of M-4 Faisalabad-Multan Motorway from Gojra to Shorkot tomorrow.

This section of M-4 is another milestone in upgrading and decongesting country's overburdened transport infrastructure.

Besides, it will boost trade and travel while reducing cost and time from textile producing hub Faisalabad in central Punjab to Multan which is a major trade centre in Southern Punjab.

M-4 will open up new opportunities for the residents of Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Shorkot by providing faster access to bigger markets.

M-4 Section-1 (Faisalabad-Gojra) 58 KMs has already been completed with assistance of ADB and open to traffic since March 2015. Construction of Section-2 (Gojra-Shorkot) 62 KMs will be started now.

Also read: PM Nawaz inaugurates Karachi-Hyderabad motorway

The M4 will upgrade the country’s vital north-south road network for promotion of economic growth, job creation and regional connectivity.

It will extend the already completed M-1, M-2 and M-3 motorways southwards and shorten the distance between Multan and twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi in the north

The M-4 is also a step towards in positioning Pakistan to act as a transit artery for goods moving between the port city of Karachi/Gwadar in the south to Torkham on the northern border with Afghanistan via the country’s major business and population centers.

It will eventually link ports with the land-locked regions of Central Asia.

Also read: ADB, Britain to fund key section of M-4 motorway

NDMA submits report to Prime Minister regarding relief goods for earthquake affectees.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday submitted a report to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif regarding the distribution of relief goods to the affectees of the 7.5 earthquake which struck Pakistan's norther areas last month.

So far 46,642 tents, 78,629 blankets, 11,794 plastic mats, 962.8 tons of food packs, 22,000 tarpaulins, bottled water 14 tons, 49 water filtration plants,12 generator sets and 27 tons of medicines have been sent as part of national relief efforts for the earthquake affectees, according to the NDMA report.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake had struck major cities of Pakistan, including the northern areas on October 26, leaving at least 200 dead and more than 1,000 injured due to building collapses, landslides, stampedes and other quake related incidents.




PM to inaugrate khanewal-Multan section of M4 next week according to newsPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate Motorway (M-4) Khanewal-Multan section next week, it is learnt. The Khanewal - Multan Motorway M-4 has been completed at a cost of Rs 12 billion mainly financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The Motorway M-4 extension project is being implemented by the National Highway Authority (NHA) under the supervision of the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK).*

The contract was awarded to M/s EKO-KRC (JV) while the design and supervision consultancy are with NESPAK in association with the EGC. The contract of the project, at a cost of Rs 12.937 million was awarded on December 2, 2011 with a completion period of three years to M/s EKO-KRC (JV). It is a 4-lane, 57 kilo meter project with 17 bridges, 4 interchanges, 267 pipe culverts, 28 subways, 13 underpasses and 120 km/hr designed speed.*

However, the NHA spokesperson has claimed that the project has been completed at a cost of Rs 12 billion against the initial estimated cost of Rs 12.937 billion. The official said that construction of the Motorway would contribute towards the development of an environment, whereby the existing traffic and the traffic in the years to come, shall be catered for at an adequate level of service. This will result in benefits to the economy.*

The proposed extension of M-4 is a part of (KLM) Karachi - Lahore Motorway Project, which additionally provides linkage of Multan city (Southern Punjab) with the Motorways. The proposed facility will also facilitate the traffic in Balochistan commuting through the National Highway N-70.*

The official said that the extension of M-4 would reduce the traffic congestion particularly heavy vehicular traffic in Multan city and would serve as a bypass to the city for all kinds of traffic originating / destined for cities in Balochistan and Sindh. The project would also help in fast movement of goods from Karachi port to central and northern areas of the country, surge in employment and business opportunities, reduction in travel time for passengers and reduction in vehicle operating cost, the official added.*

@RAMPAGE news about Motorways.... Latest ones

PM Nawaz inaugurates Gojra-Shorkot section of M-4 motorway



TOBA TEK SINGH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the Gojra-Shorkot portion of the M-4 Faisalabad-Multan Motorway on Monday.

The premier said construction for the Gojra-Shorkot section had been divided into two phases to ensure completion within the shortest possible time, Radio Pakistan reported.

He said engineers had initially estimated a cost of Rs21 billion for this section of the motorway. "You will be happy to know, because of transparent and highly competitive processes, this project will be completed in just Rs17bn."

He said the Faisalabad-Gojra section had already been completed, while work on the Shorkot-Khanewal section would begin soon. He said the Khanewal-Multan had already been completed.

Nawaz said that the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lahore-Multan motorway would be held soon.
'Infrastructural development will increase GDP, exports'

Referring to the Karachi-Lahore motorway, the PM said, "The motorway stretches from Peshawar to Islamabad, then Islamabad to Lahore and finally from Lahore to Karachi," he said.

"The people of Karachi and Lahore will be connected through motorways," he said.

"When roads are connected, hearts are connected and people grow closer. Distances are reduced, hatred is lessened and love grows," the premier said. "The residents of the south and north should not feel the differences between them, they should grow closer. When distances are eliminated, then we can progress."

He said the improved ease of geographical movement would improve tourism and give people access to better employment opportunities. "When this happens, Pakistan will progress. The Gross Domestic Product will increase, exports will increase and Pakistan will gain better control over its problems," he said.
'Good governance'

The premier highlighted the government's role in development projects in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the planning of power projects and the recently announced Rs341bn Kissan package providing relief to farmers.

He said that transparency in these projects had helped save billions of rupees.

"We have saved Rs110-115 billion on three projects... This is the first time in history this has happened," he said.

"I've only outlined some problems that we need money for. Our means are limited and problems many, but we do our best to utilise their resources to the best of our ability," he said.

What is this if not good governance, he questioned.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Hassanabdal-Mansehra Expressway (E35)

Hattar Interchange work in progress (16.11.2015)

E35 Towards Havelian from Hattar Interchange

E35 towards Burhan From Hattar Interchange

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Karakoram Highway....

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Groundwork laid for China-Pakistan free trade zone at Gwadar

Pakistan and China have laid the groundwork for a trade zone at Gwadar and preliminary plans are now being finalised.

Specific plans for the new China-Pakistan trade zone, which will be the part of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, are under discussion to make this port the one like Hong Kong, the Shanghai Securities News has reported.

The report said that China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is heading the Chinese delegation in the discussions.

A number of companies based in Zhuhai in South China’s Guangdong Province have signed deals with the city of Gwadar worth a total of US$ 1.02 billion to develop the port, the China’s news portal ifeng.com has reported.

Specific plans might include establishing industry parks, which are effective in facilitating investment and trade, said Chen Fengying, an expert with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.

“I believe that more plans will follow, and the establishment of an FTZ at the strategically import port is an important step,” Chen told the Global Times, a Chinese daily.

The Global Times of Beijing quoted a report that China Overseas Ports Holding Co (COPHC) had leased over 650 acres of land in Gwadar to build and operate the FTZ. “That was the first part of a deal signed between the two countries under which Pakistan will provide a total of 2,281 acres of the Gwadar Trade Zone to COPHC as part of a 43-year lease,” the report mentioned.

The COPHC will operate at the trade zone through three main companies Gwadar International Terminal, Gwadar Marine Services and Gwadar Freezone Company – according to the report.

The experts say the new developments in this regard marked a milestone in the implementation phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

“The new developments are by far the most important step in the implementation of the CPEC,” Sun Lizhou, Deputy Director of the Academy of the World and China Agendas, told the Global Times.

The CPEC is a major bilateral initiative to build infrastructure facilities in Pakistan that will connect the country’s Arabian Sea coast with the Himalayan border with China.

The initiative was unveiled during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s State visit to Pakistan in April. With low tariffs and better coordination, the Gwadar FTZ will serve as an ‘entry point’ for Chinese companies and products to enter the country, Sun said.

Because of the strategic importance of Gwadar port, the establishment of an FTZ is also expected to have profound significance in the implementation of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, which will connect with Europe via Central Asia, Sun noted.

“On the shores of the Arabian Sea in the western province of Balochistan, Gwadar is strategically a well-located port to ensure increasing trade in the region,” the company said in a post on its website.

Located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, just outside the Straits of Hormuz, Gwadar is close to key shipping routes accommodating a flow of more than 17 million barrels of oil per day and a large quantity of cargo, according to COPHC.

 

[xyxmt]

If Pakistan completes its portion of CPEC in time then credit must go to this guy

I think he is one of the capable people in PMLN who is quietly doing his work without getting involved in any scandal

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Pakistan To Get 44 Million Fiber Optic Back Haul To Link With China

Pakistan and China are vigorously pursuing Fibre-Optic cable from the Chinese border to Rawalpindi. But Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), which is one of the main stakeholders, is yet to be taken on board, it is learnt.

This $44 million fiber optic cable is being laid between Pakistan and China and it will become another high-speed international connection to cater to the rapidly growing Internet traffic needs of Pakistan.

When completed, this back-haul fiber optic cable will provide Pakistan with a direct telecom access to China, Central Asian States and from there to Europe and to and from the United States.

The optic fiber will be laid between Rawalpindi and Khunjrab, covering a distance of 820 Kilometers.

Also Read: Pakistan Has Potential to Become Connectivity Hub for Entire Central Asia

High-ups at PTA revealed that Authority is yet to be approached about the project; however, it is ready to cooperate whenever there’s a need.

These situations were also confirmed by Chairman PTA Syed Ismail Shah on Thursday in a meeting of a parliamentary panel. “We have not been officially informed about the Fibre optic project under the CPEC”, said Shah.

It must be noted that this back haul fiber optic link was planned long ago and was in fact due for completion by Q4 2015, however, it is now perused under CPEC and may finally get delivered as per promised timelines.

Secretary Ministry of Information Technology, Mr. Azmat Ali Ranjha said that the task of the project has been given to Special Communications Organization (SCO). He said that PC-1 worth Rs 1.4 billion has been sent to the Planning Commission in this regard.

Pakistan is currently connected with the world through four undersea fiber optic cables, while another four are being built and will be operational in the next couple of years.

Pakistan’s current international links and bandwidth capacity include:

1. TW1 with design capacity of 1.28Tbps
2. Sea-Me-We-3 with 480 Gbps with two fibre pairs
3. Sea-Me-We-4 with design capacity of 1.28Tbps
4. I-ME-WE with Design Capacity of 3.86Tbps

Following international links with landing points in Pakistan are under construction:

• AAE-1 with design capacity of 40Tbps
• Sea-Me-We-5 with design capacity of 24Tbps
• Silk Road Gateway-1 (With landing points in Karachi and Gwadar)
• Pakistan-China Fiber Optic Back-Haul

It must be noted that both China and Pakistan have signed agreements for up-gradation of 1,300-kilometre Karakorum Highway connecting to Islamabad and laying a fiber-optic cable from the Chinese border to Rawalpindi.

The Exim bank China has agreed to provide the government a concessional loan at an interest rate of 2 % per annum for Cross Boarder Optic Fiber Project.

Pakistan will greatly benefit in terms of enhanced security and revenue from the state of the art optic fiber project between Pakistan and China, which will be undertaken by Huawei.

Ahsan for Pak-China joint ventures in industrial sector

Islamabad - Federal Minister Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday said Pakistan and China can work on joint ventures in industrial sector to produce competitive products for global markets.

The real potential of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor lies in industrial sector.
Relocation of Chinese industries to Pakistan offers economic dividends to both countries because of cheap labour available in Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal stated in the opening remarks at a meeting of delegation from Shaanxi province of China with Pakistani officials and representatives of industrial sector at Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform.

He said that industrialization always thrives on cheap labour and Pakistan is the most attractive destination for industrialization because of low cost of labour here.
Ahsan Iqbal pointed that out that 1st phase of CPEC is related to Chinese investment in energy, infrastructure and Gawadar.
The real potential of this mega project is related to Chinese investment in industrial sector of Pakistan, on which both countries are working speedily.

Minister stated, “Pakistan is located at centre of three engines of growth i.e.
South Asia, Central Asia and China.
We can integrate it to create into a big market of three billion people.
CPEC has a win-a-win proposition.
Pakistan has advantage to serve as manufacturing and service hub through CPEC and China side to have economical route for its goods to world markets.

About the significance Gawadar, Ahsan Iqbal informed the Chinese delegation that deep sea port in Gawadar will serve both China and Pakistan to harness opportunities of regional connectivity through maritime trade to Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Minister said that China and Pakistan always enjoyed exemplary political relations in past.

The minister said that CPEC added economic dimension to these cordial and brotherly relations when both countries demonstrated their desire to take the relationship to strategic economic cooperation after Prime Minster Nawaz Shari’s visit to China in July 2013 and Chinese President’s visit to Pakistan in April 2015.
CPEC is the first drop of big ocean to pave the way for more Chinese investment in various sectors.

About the visit of Shaanxi province of China to Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal hoped that it would open new avenues of cooperation in trade, commerce and industry.
“We look forward to active participation of Shaanxi province in CPEC projects,” the minister added.



Pakistan, China can produce competitive products for global markets: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday said Pakistan and China can work on joint ventures in industrial sector to produce competitive products for global markets.

The real potential of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) lies in industrial sector, he said adding relocation of Chinese industries to Pakistan offers economic dividends to both countries because of cheap labour available in Pakistan.

"Industrialization always thrives on cheap labour and Pakistan is the most attractive destination for industrialization because of low cost of labour here", Ahsan Iqbal stated this at a meeting with the delegation from Shaanxi province of China with Pakistani officials and people from industrial sector at Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform.

He talked extensively on the relationship between China and Pakistan, which he said are time tested and all-weathered.

Ahsan Iqbal pointed that out that 1st phase of CPEC is related to Chinese investment in energy, infrastructure and Gawadar.

The real potential of this mega project is related to Chinese investment in industrial sector of Pakistan, on which both countries are working speedily.

Minister said Pakistan is located at centre of three engines of growth i.e. South Asia, Central Asia and China, therefore "we can integrate it to create into a big market of three billion people".

He said CPEC has a win-a-win proposition and Pakistan has advantage to serve as manufacturing and service hub through CPEC and China side to have economical route for its goods to world markets.

About the significance Gawadar, Ahsan Iqbal informed the Chinese delegation that deep sea port in Gawadar will serve both China and Pakistan to harness opportunities of regional connectivity through maritime trade to Middle East, Africa and Europe.

The Minister said that China and Pakistan always enjoyed exemplary political relations in past and CPEC added economic dimension to these cordial and brotherly relations when both countries demonstrated their desire to take the relationship to strategic economic cooperation after Prime Minster Nawaz Shari's visit to China in July 2013 and Chinese President's visit to Pakistan in April 2015.

"CPEC is the first drop of big ocean to pave the way for more Chinese investment in various sectors", he added.

About the visit of Shaanxi province of China to Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal hoped that it would open new avenues of cooperation in trade, commerce and industry.

He stated "it is heartening to note that the people from industrial, infrastructure and financial sector are part of this delegation. We look forward to active participation of Shaanxi province in CPEC projects".















Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

Pakistan China to Ink Anti-graft Deal

Pakistan-China Economic Corridor PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD:
China and Pakistan will soon sign an agreement aimed at ensuring transparency in the implementation of energy and infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is an important part of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative.

China and Pakistan will work together to make the CPEC and other bilateral development projects transparent and free of any corruption, Chinese Assistant Minister, National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, Liu Jianchao said in a recent interaction with media persons in Islamabad.

The Chinese minister who visited Pakistan to attend the Ombudsman Conference said that he also held meetings with the NAB chairman and other Pakistani officials and shared China’s experience against corruption. Liu said his country had adopted a policy of zero tolerance against corruption.

China has adopted stringent measures to curb graft on its soil.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Gwadar (Balochistan): A Picture of Western Route Of Pakistan China Economic Corridor

#‎CPEC‬ - Chief Minister Punjab SHEHBAZ SHARIF ADDRESSES WORLD CONGRESS OF OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS IN LONDON TONIGHT.

CM Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan has passed through difficult times in recent days but now with the blessings of Allah Almighty, a bright future is awaiting for us.
He expressed these views while addressing World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis in London today. The Chief Minister said that every Pakistani living abroad is ambassador of Pakistan and Pakistani traders, investors, industrialists, intellectuals and other prominent persons are not only playing their role in socio-economic development of various countries of world but also promoting the image of Pakistan. He said that China by announcing ‪#‎China‬-Pakistan Economic Corridor - CPEC has opened the doors of foreign investment in Pakistan. He said that Britain based Pakistani industrialists and traders should make investment in Pakistan as there is profit as well as service to the country in it. He said that those terming Chinese investment in energy sector as loans tried to ridicule the spirit of Pak-China friendship. He said that we are working round the clock for realizing the dream of eliminating load-shedding. He said that Pak Army, officers and Jawans of security institutions and citizens have rendered historic sacrifices for making Pakistan a safe country. It is my belief that Pakistan is a blessing of Allah Almighty and we will achieve the goals of progress and prosperity, he added. He said we know that the menace of terrorism did not come overnight nor it can be defeated in a day and expressed the hope that we will soon overcome terrorism. As long as shortage of energy is concerned, we had prepared our roadmap in the beginning and now implementing expeditiously, he added. He said that if hurdles are not created in the way of government, then we will succeed in overcoming load-shedding till 2018.

Clarity & Reality {Decisions of All Parties Parliamentary Committee Meeting will be respected} Miss information is being spread purposefully,
Said Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister Planning, Development & Reforms.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Construction work at Shah maqsood Interchange (base Station. Concrete plant)

PM Nawaz Shareef To Launch Second Phase Of Hazara Motorway Soon

MANSEHRA: Federal minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousaf on Sunday said the federal government would soon launch the second phase of Hazara motorway.

“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon visit Mansehra to inaugurate the second phase of motorway and other mega development projects,” he told a public meeting in Chaterplan area here.

The minister said the prime minister would also inaugurate work on the first women’s university in Mansehra paperwork on which was almost complete.

He said natural gas would be supplied to the areas in the district.

Yousaf said gas pipelines with large diameters were being laid from Abbottabad to Mansehra and once the exercise was complete, gas would be supplied to the areas, which had no gas supply.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Re-carpeting of M-2 Approach Road

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Faisalabad - Multan Motorway (M-4)

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Karakoram Highway

 

[ssethii]

Construction work at Shah maqsood Interchange (base Station. Concrete plant)

PM Nawaz Shareef To Launch Second Phase Of Hazara Motorway Soon

MANSEHRA: Federal minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousaf on Sunday said the federal government would soon launch the second phase of Hazara motorway.

“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon visit Mansehra to inaugurate the second phase of motorway and other mega development projects,” he told a public meeting in Chaterplan area here.

The minister said the prime minister would also inaugurate work on the first women’s university in Mansehra paperwork on which was almost complete.

He said natural gas would be supplied to the areas in the district.

Yousaf said gas pipelines with large diameters were being laid from Abbottabad to Mansehra and once the exercise was complete, gas would be supplied to the areas, which had no gas supply.

Isko pakka kab karein gay?
When will it be cemented.