China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a game changer for progress and prosperity of the region

China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a game changer for progress and prosperity of the region
BAHAWALPUR (PR): China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a game changer for progress and prosperity of the region.  CPEC is flagship venture of the greater One Built One Road Project of the People’s Republic of China having 2238 subprojects costing 1485 billion US dollars. This was stated by Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gillani, Chairman Gallup Pakistan in a seminar on “CPEC Opportunities and Challenges” held at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. This lecture was part of university lecture series regularly organized on direction of Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq, Vice Chancellor to bring high profile distinguished personalities to the university to share their insights in the respective areas of expertise and provide significant educational enrichment which is a natural complement to academic activities at campus. Dr. Gillani said that CPEC will connect China with Europe, Africa and Middle East through Pakistan.  This project includes 60 subprojects worth 50 billion US dollars. The CPEC has three components, road network costing 11 billion US dollar, energy projects of 30 billion dollars and Railway project worth 12 billion US dollars. Infact, CPEC will be a millstone brining social and economic harmony among developed and under developed world. Being a nation we all should be united to materialize this dream project into reality shedding off all doubts to strengthen our position at global level. He also briefed about 9 special economic zones, 4 mass transit projects and 6 provincial projects being completed under CPEC. The participants including Malik Habib Ullah Bhutta, Syed Tabish Alwari and Malik Muhamamd Aijaz Nazam, President Chamber of Commerce Bahawalpur lauded efforts of Prof. Dr. Qaiser Musthaq for the uplift of the university.