The government has formed an apex committee to work on finding and developing avenues to re-engage the United States in an economic relationship, including a possibility of seeking investment under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The ministers for finance, national food security, economic affairs, information technology, national security adviser, and PM’s aides on commerce, climate change, human resource development, power and investment will be included as members of the committee. Article continues after this advertisementPakistan’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of President Xi in June 2013 had put the US-Pakistan economic relations in cold storage. It may be noted here that China had earlier declined Pakistan’s proposal to include Saudi Arabia in CPEC. The apex committee will reportedly start discussions on these broad issues on Monday.

Source: Pakistan Today March 07, 2021 14:48 UTC