Senate body for expediting CPEC projects
The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Thursday directed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority to complete the under implementation projects on a fast-track basis by regaining confidence of the Chinese companies.
“According to my personal sources, the Chinese are not happy with the current progress of CPEC projects as they have approached me to help remove the bottlenecks,” said Committee Chairman Senator Saleem H Mandviwala.
He asked Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor to take responsibility of early completion of projects under construction and removing all bottlenecks in the way of approval of the under consideration mega projects including up-gradation of ML-1 railway project and the hydro power projects.
“My number one priority is to regain the Chinese confidence,” said Mansoor, adding that in this regard he had personally met with representatives of 40 out of 135 Chinese companies working in Pakistan.
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