Sherry Rehman says govt’s statem­ent contra­dicts media report­sISLAMABAD: The planning secretary informed a Senate panel on Thursday that the planning and finance ministries had not shared any document related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I am stating on record that no such information has been shared with the IMF,” Planning Secretary Zafar Hassan replied. Rehman directed the planning ministry that there should be no ambiguity in terms of CPEC projects and stressed the need for transparency. CPEC provides companies opportunity to adopt latest technologyPlanning and Development Minister Khusro Bakhtiar said on the occasion that it had been submitted in writing that no document concerning CPEC had been shared with the IMF. He said the senate committee should look into issues through the prism of national interest rather than paying heed to false media reports.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2019 04:30 UTC