Baloch delegation highlights opportunities under CPEC

Says several investors looking at Balochistan as a gateway to One Belt, One Road initiative

ISLAMABAD: Improved law and order in Pakistan in general, and Balochistan in particular, has opened up bundles of economic opportunities for international investors to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

This was expressed by members of a high level delegation from Balochistan, during a meeting at the Belgian Senate, Wednesday.

CPEC will prove to be a fate changer for Balochistan as an entry and exit point for the One Belt, One Road initiative, will bring immense economic opportunities for the province as well as neighbouring countries of Pakistan, said the delegation. The meeting was organised by EU-Pakistan Friendship Federation President Parvez Iqbal, hosted by Senator Bertin Mampaka and moderated by the member Brussels Parliament Dr Manzoor Zahoor Elahi.

The nine-member delegation is being led by Minister for Irrigation and Energy Nawabzada Jangayz Marri, and comprises provincial ministers and parliamentarians.

The minister asserted that there were no separatist movements in Balochistan at the moment and only a few miscreants have tried to create such misperceptions.

The official spokesman of the government of Balochistan Anwaarul Haq Kakar gave a detailed briefing on the investment and business opportunities in Balochistan in the context of European countries particularly Belgium.

Elahi, in his welcoming remarks, said the visit of the delegation from Balochistan will help in promoting business ties between Belgium and Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 4^th, 2017.

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