M-8 project ‘a beacon of light’ for impoverished South Balochistan: Bajwa

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M-8 project ‘a beacon of light’ for impoverished South Balochistan: Bajwa
Web Desk On Jul 5, 2020 Last updated Jul 5, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Sunday work on M-8 project, also known as Gwadar-Ratodero Motorway, will commence on a top priority basis.

Taking to the microblogging site Twitter, he said the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has accorded approval for construction of 146-kilometre-long Hoshab-Awaran section of the motorway.

“This road in remote districts of Kech/Awaran is a beacon of light for impoverished South Balochistan, will change lives,” said Asim Saleem Bajwa who also heads the CPEC authority.

Work on M-8 to commence as top priority.CDWP approval obtained for 146 KMs-cost Rs.26 Bn-Hoshab to Awaran(purple dotted portion on map).This road in remote districts of Kech/Awaran is a beacon of light for impoverished South Balochistan,will change lives #cpec #CPECMakingProgress pic.twitter.com/tsHAB12E4a

— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) July 5, 2020

Earlier, on June 17, SAPM Bajwa had rejected the impression that the CPEC projects are being slowed down.

“Some detractors giving false impression of #CPEC being slowed.Not only pace of work on projects picked up recently,a great deal ground work done to launch phase-2,” he said in a Twitter statement.

Bajwa said a number of projects under the CPEC are in the pipeline, including $7.2 billion ML-1, two hydel power projects worth $3.5 billion, special economic zones, and agricultural schemes.

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CDWP approves Rs26 billion for road construction from Hoshab to Awaran: Asim Bajwa

• CPEC chairman says the road in remote districts of Kech/Awaran is a beacon of light for impoverished South Balochistan which will change lives

Fahad Zulfikar July 05, 2020


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(Karachi) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved Rs26 billion for a 146km road from Hoshab portion of the motorway to Awaran.

In a tweet on Sunday, he said that it is the government's top priority to commence work on M-8 Motorway. he maintained, "This road in remote districts of Kech/Awaran is a beacon of light for impoverished South Balochistan,will change lives."

Work on M-8 to commence as top priority.CDWP approval obtained for 146 KMs-cost Rs.26 Bn-Hoshab to Awaran(purple dotted portion on map).This road in remote districts of Kech/Awaran is a beacon of light for impoverished South Balochistan,will change lives #cpec #CPECMakingProgress pic.twitter.com/tsHAB12E4a

— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) July 5, 2020
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed that the government will complete the CPEC project at any cost. He said that the project is an important step in the socio-economic development and the "gigantic multi-faceted initiative would guarantee a bright future for the nation.

The project, which is a USD 60 billion project is being seen as a manifestation of friendship between Pakistan and China. The CPEC will connect Pakistan's Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, and is one of the first projects under Pakistan's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).


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