Chinese team reviews Gwadar progress

10-member group briefed on pace of projects

ISLAMABAD: A 10-member Chinese delegation headed by a senior government official visited Gwadar and reviewed progress on various ongoing projects. The delegation visited the Gwadar Port, Gwadar Expressway, Free Zone, Pak-China Friendship Primary School, Faqeer colony and some other projects related to the development of the city.

Gwadar Port Authority Chairman Dostain Khan Jamaldini and Balochistan’s Additional Chief Secretary for Planning and Development Muhammad Dawood Baraich briefed the Chinese delegation about the pace of work on the projects.

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The delegation was informed that the completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the functioning of Gwadar port would bring about a positive economic impact not only on Pakistan but the entire region.

The implementation of mega projects including construction of Expressway and Gwadar International Airport would be initiated with Pak-China cooperation this year. The delegation was told that Pak-China cooperation would bring about economic revolution in the region including Pakistan.



Speaking to the delegation at the occasion, Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Director General said that the authority was implementing several development projects in Gwadar out of which a number of projects including GDA Hospital, GD School had been completed.

The delegation was also briefed about the Gwadar master plan.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 18^th, 2016.

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