
GWADAR, (MANEND NEWS): Chairman China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lieutenant General (Retd) Asim Saleem
Bajwa says the CPEC has put Balochistan on the path of progress and
prosperity.
Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of various development
projects in Gwadar on Monday, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan is
taking keen interest in development CPEC projects.
Meanwhile in a video message, the Chairman CPEC Authority said work
for Iran’s trade through Gwadar Port is in progress and it would start
soon.
He said the Ramadan-Gabd crossing point near Gwadar is active and
fully functional now. He said the fencing work of Pakistan-Iran border
is going on rapidly and new border markets are being established at
the crossing points.
Asim Saleem Bajwa said the smuggling to and from Iran is decreasing
due to increase in regulated trade.