Parliamentary Committee on CPEC Reviews Development Progress of Various Projects

Date : 22-02-2016

Islamabad, Feb 19:Parliamentary Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) met in Islamabad on Friday under the chairmanship of Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed to review development progress of various projects launched under CPEC- a major project of China's One Belt One Road Initiative that aims to enhance regional communication and cooperation. 

During the meeting Finance Minister of Sind Syed Murad Ali Shah,   presented the perspective of the Sindh province regarding CPEC issues  and Sindh government's development projects.

Minister presented the case for establishing a port at Keti Bandar as a special terminal for the export of coal which would be mined at Thar as well as a rail link and Special Economic Zone. Senator Mushahid Hussain directed the Ministry of Ports and Shipping to have consultation between the experts of the Sindh government to examine the feasibility of the project so that Thar could become the future energy power house. 

On the issue of the Sukhi Kenari hydel power project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee constituted a 2-member sub-committee to coordinate both with the provincial and federal government to resolve the issue at the earliest.

Parliamentary Committee on CPEC has fifteen representatives from both the National Assembly and the Senate and supervises the development works of the $46 billion economic corridor, which will link China’s north-western region with Pakistan's Gwadar port.