03 Apr 2021 Asad Umar addressing the members of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industries at the Federation House in Karachi on Saturday. News Network International Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, on Saturday said that the scope of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expanding as various important projects entered into the advanced stage.
He said that in the second phase of the CPEC projects relating to agriculture, industry and employment were being planned.
In the first phase of CPEC basic infrastructure, energy sector particularly hydro-electrical power generation were given priority, he said and added that a multibillion dollar railway project ML-I was in advanced stage and remarkable progress has been achieved in lieu of financing of the project. The joint committee on CPEC would consider the project in its next meeting, he informed.