Inaugural Meeting Of Cabinet Committee On CPEC Held

Faizan Hashmi Published September 15, 2018 | 12:03 AM

The Cabinet Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Friday decided to prioritize development of Gwadar, special economic zones, Pakistan Railways Main Line-1, inclusion of social sector development and third country participation in CPEC.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Sep, 2018 ) :The Cabinet Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Friday decided to prioritize development of Gwadar, special economic zones, Pakistan Railways Main Line-1, inclusion of social sector development and third country participation in CPEC.

The inaugural meeting of the Cabinet Committee on CPEC was held under the chairmanship of Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms, a press release said.

The meeting was attended by the members Cabinet Committee and secretaries of the line ministries.

Minister Planning, Development and Reforms apprised the house about his recent interaction with his counterpart the Vice Chairman, National Development Reform Commission of China.

On the occasion, Secretary Planning, Zafar Hasan gave an overview of the ongoing projects and run down of the schedule of upcoming events, leading to 8th Joint Cooperation Committee.

The committee instructed the conveners of all the Joint Working Groups to submit a detail agenda till 30th of this month for approval. Joint working groups meetings are planned to be convened in the month of October.

CPEC's Joint Cooperation Committee meeting is tentatively planned in the first week of December in China.