Parliamentary CPEC Body Stresses Early Completion Of Gwadar Projects
The Parliamentary Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in mid October directed all the stakeholders concerned to work promptly and effectively to ensure that all the under construction projects at Gwadar to be completed in time.
“Gwadar is the most important component of CPEC, and the success and prolific results of CPEC are intrinsically dependent on the effective operationalization of Gwadar,” Sher Ali Arbab said while chairing the meeting of the committee here.
He said it was mandatory that the ongoing projects at Gwadar pertaining to infrastructure build up, water, health, energy provision and security arrangements should be completed promptly and effectively.
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