ISLAMABAD
Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has achieved major milestones in successful execution of road infrastructure and power projects as well as the establishment of Special Economic Zones worth over 62 billion dollars.
Addressing an event, jointly organized by the Bahria University and the China Media Group, in Islamabad Monday, the Information Minister said CPEC has expanded from Government to Government to Business to Business mode and is now reaching hearts and minds through enhanced people to people contacts. He said it is a very established fact that hearts and culture have deeper impact on human lives.
The minister said that above all people were the heart and soul of every thing and they were focus of every initiative that the government launched. The minister said it was well established fact that arts and culture had a deeper impact on human lives. He said it was encouraging that in this event not only art pieces were being exhibited but interactive media was also included in this exhibition.
He hoped that new interactive media would attract more young people and make them aware of the importance of Pakistan,China friendship and how this was reflected through the CPEC projects. He stressed that the present government was vigorously continuing its efforts to facilitate CPEC projects by ensuring the implementation of the policies.
Solangi said that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq had left for China to represent Pakistan in the Third Belt and Road Forum.
As the 10 year celebrations of CPEC were being observed, there would be good news regarding road infrastructure, green initiative, technology, export processing zones, special economic zones and ML-1, said Murtaza Solangi.
He said it was the pledge of the present caretaker regime to provide relief to the people and steps were being taken for the welfare of the people. “Due to the reduction in the prices of petroleum products, many people are happy today”, Murtaza Solangi remarked.
The government, he added had brought the benefit of petroleum products to the masses as the effects of reduction in the prices of petroleum products should be passed on to the people.
He said the caretaker dispensation in collaboration with the provincial governments and district administration was striving to ensure that transport fares were reduced after a cut in petroleum products prices. The minister said it was the commitment of the caretaker government to leave the country in a better state than it was handed over.
