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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal met Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and held a detailed discussion on development projects in Sindh.
During the meeting, Ahsan Iqbal said the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project is among the top priorities of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He vowed that the development work on the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway and K-IV megaproject will be expedited.
He lamented that development work on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects has stopped in the last four years. He said that nine industries zones were expected to be launched in 2020. The first industrial zone will now be made functional in 2024, second in 2025 and the third in 2027.
The federal minister said that the coalition government will cope with the challenges through mutual understanding and several tasks will have to be completed in a short period.
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah said that no work was done on the KCR project during the last three years. Her added that the development projects of Sindh were neglected by the previous government and expediting work on the K-IV project.
Last week during his first visit to Karachi after been election, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced to include the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
He also issued directives for early completion of K-IV bulk water project, construction of all roads of industrial areas of the city and financially supporting the provincial government in the procurement of buses for the BRT project,