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Senate body urges timely completion of CPEC projects

Minister of State for Communications Abdul Hakeem and officials of the ministry were also present in the meeting

APP January 13, 2018

Minister of State for Communications Abdul Hakeem and officials of the ministry were also present in the meeting. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications directed the Ministry of Communications to expedite work on road projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Minister of State for Communications Abdul Hakeem and senior officials of the ministry were also present in the meeting. The committee recommended that work should start on CPEC’s western Route on an immediate basis. The committee was briefed regarding the follow-up and implementation status on the recommendations made by the committee in its meeting held on December 26, 2017.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2018.

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