Minister orders removal of bottlenecks in CPEC projects

Beijing Review | Oct 21, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • In order to address the pending issues to implement the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on October 20 directed the concerned ministries to remove all the bottlenecks and expedite the projects without any further delay.
  • The minister also directed the relevant ministries to resolve the matters which include the clearance of pending approvals for imports of equipment where no foreign exchange was involved and expedite the amicable resolution for matters relating to road infrastructure projects.
  • During the meeting, it was also decided that a dedicated meeting will be held on the Gwadar projects, soon.