CPEC: Western route to be operational first, says Ahsan Iqbal
Ahsan Iqbal says work in progress on all routes simultaneously, Western will be operational first
LAHORE: (Web Desk) – Federal Minister for Planning and Development Chaudhry Ahsan Iqbal has said that all routes of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are being worked at simultaneously and that the western route will be the first to be operational.
In a tweet, Ahsan Iqbal said that work is in progress on all the routes simultaneously. He also said that the official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on CPEC was signed on July 5, 2013. “If anyone can show after that any official record/map of alleged change of route from west to east I will resign”, he added.
There have been rumors circulating over change in route of the CPEC and some of the political parties expressed reservations over them but the federal minister has put all the rumors to rest by clarifying that there are several routes and work is in progress on all of them. He also challenged that if anyone could bring any official record or map of change in routes, he would resign.
CPEC Routes. Work in progress on all simultaneously and western will be operational first. IA pic.twitter.com/uADPSKFZwo
— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) April 30, 2015
CPEC MOU was signed on 5 Jul, 2013. If any one can show after that any official record/ map of alleged change of... http://t.co/nfj1Wnvx5G
— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) April 30, 2015
Here is what he said in one his posts on his Facebook page.
CPEC MOU was signed on 5 Jul, 2013. If any one can show after that any official record/ map of alleged change of route from west to east I will resign.
Posted by Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday, April 30, 2015
