China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa explained how the mandate of the authority is in the implementation of projects, particularly in coordination with foreign investors. Along with ML-1, the CPEC chairman remarked that one of their greatest achievements was obtaining approval for the development of Gwadar. Bajwa remarked that the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) which had been worked on were selected as they showed “a lot of promise with the opening towards Afghanistan where we see now peace coming in”. The CPEC chairman emphasised the focus of the premier on creating employment opportunities within Pakistan. Bajwa spoke on both the history and the future of the project.

Source: Pakistan Today September 27, 2020 15:32 UTC