PESHAWAR
Muhammad Faiq Shah, founder and chairman of the Amun Taraqqi Party welcomed signing of a number of agreements worth billions of dollars to enhance Sino-Pak bilateral trade volume to new heights and called for early completion of all development projects initiated under CPEC.
While commenting on PM’s Shehbaz Sharif ongoing week-long visit to People’s Republic of China here on Friday, Shah described China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as an epic manifestation of ironclad friendship and all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China.
Furthermore, he said that CPEC is a project of significant economic value that has further strengthened the time-tested relations between Pakistan and China.
The ATP chief said political stability is vital for attracting local and foreign investment in the country.
He said the government should offer special incentives to enhance economic and trade activities. He said one window operation service to investors should be implemented with true spirit.
Faiq made it clear that cosmetic steps won’t yield any positive results.
He said CPEC can change the destiny of the whole region but it is essential to complete projects in health, education, industry, energy sector, Gwadar and other infrastructure improvement schemes in the stipulated period.
Pakistan has immense potentials, particularly rich mineral resources and youth force, if they were utilized efficiently then day will not far away to put the country in rank of the developed nations, Shah remarked.
Faiq claimed ATP-designed plan gives a complete guarantee of Pakistan’s prosperity and progress.
He noted poor people are erasing owing to rising inflation, poverty and unemployment and anarchy prevail everywhere, asking to abandon the lust of power to give priority to uplift of the nation.
The party leader remarked that Pakistani politics was dominated by feudal lords and mafia with vested interests.
He emphasised that if the prevailing political landscape in Pakistan was not rectified, the state itself could not be fixed.
Shah expressed dismal performance of the incumbent government, stating that hopes for economic and political stability had been dashed.
