Political parties brought out a consensus on the route of Pak-China Economic Corridor during an All Parties Conference chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

The APC agreed that the western route of the corridor would be completed first, which would be built from Hasan Abdal to Gwadar, passing through Mianwali, Dera Ismail Khan and Zohb.

The prime minister told the meeting that a parliamentary committee would be formed to monitor the project while working groups would also be formed to address the concerns of all the provinces.

The prime minister said China had provided a unique opportunity in the form of economic corridor.

During the meeting, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said no new road would be built as part of the project instead different roads would be connected to link them with Khunjrab.

He dispelled the notion about a change in the original route of the Pak-China Economic Corridor.

The minister told the participants of the APC that the Pak-China corridor was not only the name of a road rather it was a portfolio consisted of different projects, including infrastructure, energy, Gwadar port and industrial cooperation.

This was the second APC to be called on the CPEC project. The first APC took place on May 13. The conference has been called to build consensus among political parties and remove any concerns they have regarding the mega project.

"I hope this becomes a tradition that even in the future we sit together to bring about consensus to move forward on national issues," said Sharif in his opening address to the attendants of the meeting.

Reference:NEWS


Finally the uncertainities among political parties regarding pak - china econimc corridor route are now resolved

I was in a plea that why political parties are creating hurdles in the way of socio-economic development of pakistan. If they had issues they had resolved earlier
*and the other side, why PM NAWAZ keep this agreement secret for the prime ninister is fully aware of the agreements to be signed before their becoming valid.

*Media also contributed a part in criticising some aspects and technicalities of this project.

Many of the politicians were considering that this project will change the former route for which pak- china had signed a mutual treaty. They were of the view especially ANP , excluding KPK from the route will adversely effect the economic consequences of war-torn region however minister of development planning give a formal statement

"No change brought in CPEC route"
On the other side some nationalists also condemned this project owing to its vast expenditures.

Recently, a senior reserach fellow of institute of strategic studies regarded protest against CPEC as baseless having no roots.
Then on the other side, assisstant research fellow of chinese social sciences academy stated in an article published in global times

"Reservations regarding security issues are of much importance"
which had a strong influence in finalizing route for this project.