ISLAMABAD: A progress review meeting has been convened on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Wednesday (today) by the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms.

Sources said that soon after assuming the office following oath taking of federal minister, Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Planning Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives has taken a briefing on the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) utilisation and also decided to convene progress review meeting on CPEC.

Sources further stated that the agenda of the meeting included presentation on overview of the CPEC portfolio by the CPEC Authority, briefing by conveners of following Joint Working Groups on implementation of decisions of the 10th JCC; (i) on energy; (ii) transport: (iii) infrastructure; (iv) industrial cooperation Gwadar; (v) socio-economic development; (vi) information technology; (vii) science and technology as well as agriculture.

All the relevant officials have been asked to participate in the meeting while out of station participants may participate virtually.

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