CPEC review meeting: Certain proportion of imports should be done thru Gwadar port: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that a certain proportion of government imports should be done from Gwadar port. This was directed by the prime minister while presiding over a review meeting regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and other projects under Chinese investment on Tuesday.

He directed that that a certain proportion of country’s imports, especially of government imports, should be done through Gwadar port.

Shehbaz Sharif also directed the ministries to coordinate with each other for speedy implementation of CPEC Phase-2 as no interruption from ministries and government agencies in this regard would be accepted.

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He further directed that foolproof security of Chinese residents should be ensured and stated that the China-Pakistan economic partnership is at the highest level in history and wanted the relevant officers and institutions should ensure that positive results are yielded for both countries.

The meeting was informed in detail about the progress on the implementation of the second phase of CPEC.

The meeting was attended by federal Ministers, Ahsan Iqbal, Mohammad Aurangzeb, Jam Kamal Khan, Ahad Khan Cheema, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Sardar Owais Leghari, Dr Musadik Malik, Abdul Aleem Khan, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, Coordinator to Prime Minister Rana Ehsan Afzal, and concerned high officials.

The chief secretaries of the four provinces participated in the meeting through video link.

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