Expeditious completion of CPEC projects sought

By Masood Sattar Khan

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the completion of all projects under the auspices of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) expeditiously. 

He issued these directives while chairing a meeting to review progress of the CPEC projects in Islamabad on July 3. 

While appreciating the role of the CPEC Authority, headed by Lt General Asim Saleem Bajwa, the Prime Minister further emphasized that, upon completion, the dividends from these projects must reach to all Pakistanis. 

Imran Khan described the CPEC as an excellent initiative for Pakistan's socioeconomic uplift which would guarantee a bright future for the country. 

During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed in detail about the status of the various ongoing projects under the CPEC. Federal ministers Asad Umar, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and Omar Ayub Khan, Commerce Advisor, Abdur Razzak Dawood, CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General Asim Saleem Bajwa and senior officers of the organizations concerned attended the meeting.