ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab on Thursday apprised the Senate that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would inaugurate western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in Dera Ismail Khan this month.
Replying to a question, he said that the western route will start from Havellian, Fatehjang, Pindigheb, Mianwali, D I Khan and passing through various areas of Balochistan reach to Gwadar.
He said funds had been allocated for western route and tenders operation would start from Friday.
The minister said that 147 projects costing Rs. 2,114 billion relating to infrastructure sector (energy, water, transport and communication and physical planning and housing), have been approved by the present government that are being financed under PSDP 2015-16.
He said that government was focusing on launching development projects in far-flung areas and interlinked them to other parts of the country.
He said that work on Havellian-Burhan and Havellain-Islamabad route is in progress, adding that work on Karachi-Hyderabad was also launched.
He said that CPEC transport sector projects were covered in Transport Monographic Study. The minister said that Orange Line was not included in the study. The agreement on Orange Line Project was signed on the occasion of Chinese President visit to Pakistan. He said that Orange Line Project was totally financed by the Government of the Punjab and they have made all the arrangements for its financing, adding no federal government resources are involved in the project.
