Pakistan has dismissed United States concerns and warnings on mega project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that CPEC is a game changer for this region.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while speaking to media in Multan on Sunday (Nov 24) said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is inevitable for the development of country and it will be further expanded. He said that CPEC is a game Changer for the region and there is no restriction for any country including USA to invest in Economic Zones being established under CPEC.
On the other hand, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan termed the project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as the “first priority of Pakistan.” In a series of tweets, she said this great passage would open new vistas of economic development and prosperity for not only Pakistan and China, but for the whole region.
Not concurring with the U.S. concerns on the project, Awan said the project “is a guarantor to our economic development.” “China is a longstanding and great friend for Pakistan and has always supported us in the hour of need […] Pak-China friendship has assumed a proverbial status and it is sweeter than honey, higher than Himalayas and deeper than the oceans.
سی پیک ہماری ترجیح نمبر ایک ہے۔یہ عظیم راہداری پاکستان اور چین ہی نہیں بلکہ پورے خطے کی اقتصادی ترقی اور خوشحالی کی نئی راہیں کھولے گی۔اس منصوبے کے حوالے سے امریکی خدشات سے اتفاق نہیں کرتے۔
— Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) November 24, 2019
She said economic zones to be established under the CPEC would generate job opportunities for the people.
