ISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Dr Ahsan Iqbal has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is a central pillar of bilateral economic partnership between the two countries.

The Planning Minister sent a letter to China’s newly-appointed Chairman National Development and Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie, congratulating him and expressing his commitment to continue implementing the Belt and Road initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Professor Dr Ahsan Iqbal said that the incumbent government has revived stalled CPEC projects, which have been expedited. He highlighted the successful completion of the first phase of the CPEC, which has transformed Pakistan’s economic landscape.