“According to my sources, the Chinese are not happy with the current progress of CPEC projects as they have approached me to help remove the bottlenecks,” Chairman of the Committee Senator Saleem H. Mandviwala said. Article continues after this advertisement“I will take responsibility for implementation of the projects, and I will go myself to all the concerned ministries and divisions to implement the CPEC projects,” he added. Senator Muhammad Tahir Bazinjo said instead of investing heavily in other projects like the airport, the investment should be poured into the drinking water projects on priority. With respect to the overall CPEC progress, Khalid Mansoor informed that so far 21 projects worth $15.2bn had been completed while 21 projects worth $9.3bn were under implementation. With respect to the under-consideration of power plants, Saleem Mandviwala said until the outstanding dues of $1.2bn were not paid to the Chinese power producers, they would not go ahead to sign more power plants.

Source: Pakistan Today September 16, 2021 13:29 UTC