Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has said that 18 mega uplift projects were completed in Gwadar in record three months.
This was disclosed by him while chairing a meeting to review the progress of projects in Gwadar, in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Minister said that after the consistent efforts of the federal government, the fruitful results of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects particularly in Gwadar can be seen visibly from 2022 to till date, 637,124 metric ton cargo have been landed in Gwadar which is high as compared to 2018 -2021 which was only 16,207 metric ton.
It is noted that since the incumbent government came into power in April 2022, the CEPC has been revived which remained neglected by the previous government. All major projects under CPEC in Gwadar, including Gwadar Power Plant, Distribution of 2000 Boat engines to fishermen of Gwadar, Khuzdar-Panjgur Transmission line (via Nag-Basima) which connect Markran with National Grid, New Gwadar International Airport Project, the China-Pak Friendship Hospital, China-Pak Technical and Vocational Institute in Gwadar, the Gwadar East-bay Expressway Project, Gwadar Free Zone, and Gwadar Port would become a shining pearl in the region.
While chairing the meeting, the Minister said that the several projects have been completed by the incumbent government in Gwadar particularly projects related to the water and electricity which remained neglected by the previous government deliberately.
Source: Radio Pakistan