Timely completion of CPEC projects top priority: PM Imran
Last updated on: 19 August,2019 08:28 pm
PM said CPEC authority is being constituted to ensure timely and uninterrupted work on projects.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is a practical model of bilateral and strategic partnership between the two countries.
He said this while presiding over a meeting to review progress on CPEC projects, which was attended by Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusru Bakhtiar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and others.
During the meeting, Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusru Bakhtiar briefed the meeting about various CPEC projects. Sukkur-Multan Motorway, Thakot-Havelian Section, East Bay, Express Way, New Fwadar International Airport, ML-I and DI Khan-Zhob projects came under discussion during the meeting.
The prime minister was also apprised about the projects including digitalizing Pakistan Television, Orange Line.
Speaking on the occasion, PM Imran said that the CPEC authority is being constituted to ensure timely and uninterrupted work on the CPEC projects.
He said that the formation of CPEC authority will prove beneficial for the timely completion of the projects and contacts between the departments.