CPEC route: ANP chief urges govt to call APC

Asfandyar Wali Khan links CPEC’s success with peace in Baloshistan and Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Wednesday asked the federal government to convene an all parties conference (APC) and deliberate on issues being confronted by the smaller provinces.

The ANP chief also said that they were not satisfied with the share smaller provinces were being given under CPEC, adding that all benefits were being given to only one province – Punjab.

Addressing the media at the Bacha Khan Markaz, Khan said that if Pakistan wanted to use the corridor for trade with Central Asian countries it should work with Afghanistan for durable peace in the region or else CPEC would risk failure.

He linked CPEC’s success with peace in Baloshistan and Afghanistan and stressed that if there was no peace in Balochistan or on Pakistan’s western border there would be no national and foreign investment.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2016.