LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning & Development Ahsan Iqbal called on Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Shehbaz said that the CPEC project has proved a game changer for the country in the real sense as it has laid the foundation of fast-track development. He said that China is investing a sum of 55 billion dollars in Pakistan and billions of dollars will be further pumped in this investment.
The journey of development has been accelerated due to the launch of projects worth billions of rupees in Pakistan and the country is moving towards the goal of development and prosperity under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
He said that Sahiwal Coal Power Plant which is the maiden CPEC project has been completed seven months before the deadline.
Not only in China but in the whole of the world, a 1320-megawatt project has never been completed in such a short period of time. The CPEC has opened new avenues of foreign investment in Pakistan while Chinese investment to the tune of billions of rupees has created tremendous new job opportunities for the people of Pakistan.
The CPEC has also played its role in the eradication of terrorism, fanaticism and poverty alleviation. The chief minister further said that our friends are happy with the CPEC project while the enemy is quite unnerved due to this gigantic project.
He vowed that no conspiracy would be allowed to succeed against CPEC as the whole nation is united to further expand the CPEC.
