For this purpose, he suggested that the project could be included in in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to lay the foundation stones of Nullah Leh and the Main Line-1 (ML-1) projects during his visit later this year,” the federal minister said while talking to The Express Tribune. As preparations began to start work on the much-anticipated Rs80 billion Leh Expressway project, the government had decided to build the road link on a ‘Build, Operate and Transfer’ (BOT) basis. The government had finalised the project concept-I (PC-I) of the Leh Expressway and Prime Minister Imran Khan was expected to lay the foundation stone of the project in August. The federal minister further said that the entire whole Rawalpindi was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the military.

Source: The Express Tribune February 06, 2020 04:30 UTC