The working group meeting has to take place before convening the next JCC meeting, which is the 10th in sequence, they added. So far, seven groups have met while meetings of JWG on industrial cooperation and Gwadar have not taken place. The Foreign Office had tentatively scheduled the 10th JCC meeting for the end of October but later delayed it to mid-November. JCC meeting could take place in the next three to four weeks, said Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar while talking to The Express Tribune. Under industrial cooperation, Pakistan wants to develop nine prioritised SEZs but the pace of work remains very slow.

Source: The Express Tribune November 19, 2020 03:22 UTC