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  • CPEC project to be completed by 2030: Ahsan

    Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Prof. Ahsan Iqbal addressing at seminar on CEPC at PU Lahore. PID Image Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Prof. Ahsan Iqbal addressing at seminar on CEPC at PU Lahore.

    Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a project that would change the fate of the coming Pakistani generations.

    Addressing a seminar on "CPEC, Impact on Economy of Pakistan" at the Punjab University Lahore today, he said CPEC is a shared vision of the Chinese and Pakistani leadership which will benefit the people of both countries.

    He said the project will be completed by 2030 in different phases and on completion it will create new job opportunities in the country.

    Ahsan Iqbal said China is investing forty-six billion dollars In Pakistan under CPEC, out of which thirty-five billion dollars are being invested in energy sector while rest of eleven billion dollars are being invested into projects related to infrastructure and Gwadar port.