Quetta
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan has stressed the need to form an effective mechanism to follow up the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
The chief minister said this on Wednesday while talking to Chairman CPEC Authority Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa who called on him.
During the meeting, progress on CPEC related projects and other issues of mutual interest came under discussion. The chief minister said that provision of employment opportunities to the youth of Balochistan in CPEC projects should be ensured.
Talking on the occasion, the chairman CPEC Authority said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has significance for the stability of the national economy.
A day earlier on Tuesday, Jam Kamal Khan said the joint venture of Gwadar Shipyard is a historic project which would help enhance economic and development of Balochistan in future.
He said this while addressing a ceremony where the federal and Balochistan governments signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint venture of Gwadar Shipyard.
Addressing the MoU signing ceremony, Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal said that Gwadar Shipyard would be owned by Balochistan government which is being acquired by the federal government under equity. She said the capacity of Gwadar Shipyard would be much greater than Karachi Shipyard which would be significant for improvement in the economy of Balochistan.
Zubaida Jalal said that professional training would be provided to youth of Balochistan in Gwadar Institute and Karachi Shipyard to enable them to work outside the country after making them skilled. She said a workshop will be established in Gawadar for repairing ships.—TLTP
