F.P. Report
LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are connecting the regional countries and bringing prosperity in the region.
Ahsan Iqbal said this while giving an interview to state Television on Sunday. He said that CPE is a mega project and it will prove that it is a game changer for Pakistan.
Minister added that ilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan will become gateways of CPEC and adding that Trade Zones will be set up in Islamabad, all the four provinces, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan, and FATA.
He added that the mega project will create new jobs and will solve the unemployment problem in the country. Regarding the security of the CPEC, Ahsan Iqbal told that a special force of some 10,000 security personnel has been constituted for providing security to the people working on CPEC related projects.
