UoP holds moot on peace & development through CPEC

A day-long National conference on "Peace and Development through CPEC was held at University of Peshawar. The chief guest on the occasion was Vice Chancellor Islamia College University Professor Dr Habib Ahmad, flanked by Pro-Vice Chancellor UoP, Professor Dr M Abid, Vice Chancellor Fata University Professor Dr Tahir Shah, Vice Chancellor Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Professor Dr Razia Sultana, Senior Journalist Rahim Ullah Yousafzai and other noted scholars from national universities and think tanks participated in the conference.
The speakers called upon all stakeholders to cement regional cooperation for making possible progress at the grass roots level. They further suggested that the game changer can be avail through including neighbouring countries especially Afghanistan but uncertainty among the neighbouring countries can jolt the long-term goals of the project pattern.
In a welcome address, Professor Dr Muhammad Abid has urged stakeholders to respect deep trust on CPEC that is real game changer in geostrategic positioning of two countries together for future collaborations.
He stressed that positive element of CPEC is the development pace considering environmental, biodiversity and geological hazards. He said that University of Peshawar has signed number of MoUs to bolster academic cooperation with Chinese universities to ensure scholarships, technology transfer and exchange programmes.
The chief guest, Vice Chancellor Islamia College University, Professor Dr Habib Ahmad brought to the notice of audience that without understanding Russia and China as regional player, one cannot assess the real potential of the region. He said that this project is part two of Silk Route in modern way that is easing out trade both eastern and western directions.
Professor Dr Razia Sultana, Vice Chancellor Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University while presenting paper in a keynote address said that CPEC will bring 17 industrial zones to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on which the work on first industrial zone has been kick started and well taken by local population.
She said that the real game changer will be in term of productive women force and enlightened students taking higher education from China and CPEC component. After a group photo and tea break second session started in which six speakers discussed different aspects of CPEC in the context of KP.