PM urge officials to accelerate work on CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the timely completion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the government’s leading priority.

PM Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of projects designed under China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The meeting was attended by federal ministers and CPEC officials. The premier was briefed over the current status of different projects being completed under the CPEC plan.

PM Khan expressed satisfaction over the performance of the CPEC Authority and said that the economic corridor was the best plan to bring socio-economic development which also assured the bright future of Pakistan.

He said that development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) must be concluded on a fast-track basis and aimed at providing final form to the consultation process on the future plans.

Praising the time-tested friendship with the northern neighbor, the prime minister said that during the difficult times’ China had always helped Pakistan, and CPEC was a symbol of the multi-dimensional partnership between the two sides.

He also noted that Chinese experiments in the social sector need to be fully addressed, particularly for alleviating poverty and growing agriculture.

Under the second priority phase, the prime minister directed the CPEC officials to speed up implementation pace on various projects.

In giving direction for the early finalization and completion of the projects, PM asked the concerned ministries to fix the deadline for completion and emphasized the need to make inter-ministerial cooperation more efficient in achieving desired results within the timeline specified.