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It demanded of the federal government to construct the western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor laced with all accessories and components, railway lines, economic zones, fibre optics and transmission lines first.
The APC convened by the Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday also gave a detailed infrastructure roadmap along the western route, demanding construction of a six-lane Peshawar-DI Khan motorway and railway line, and replacement of transmission lines across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to carry the required load.
The JI’s APC held at the party secretariat Al-Markaz-e-Islami was attended by provincial heads of 16 political parties with the exception of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
The participants of the conference also demanded allocation of $5 billion for the construction of hydropower projects to generate 10,000MW electricity. The APC also demanded construction of the Peshawar-Torkham railway line and the Orange Line train for Peshawar under the CPEC project.
Besides, the construction of the Bajaur-Waziristan Motorway and three-link motorways connecting western route with Fata-Afghanistan and Central Asian states was also demanded.
The APC also asked the federal government to construct the Khwazakhela-Bisham and Chakdara-Chitral motorways under the CPEC.
“We all know that the CPEC is a game-changer, but not only for one province (Punjab),” said Awami National Party’s Mian Iftikhar Hussain.
The participants through a declaration said that they were neither against the Chinese investment nor the CPEC. “We accept the CPEC; therefore, we are demanding our due share and we would not compromise on K-P’s rights,” JI provincial Ameer Mushtaq Ahmad Khan said.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2016.
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