Staff Reporter
Lahore
Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Tuesday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a game changer not only for Pakistan but the whole region.
During meeting with Speaker Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Fida Muhammad Nashad, he said Gilgit-Baltistan was the gateway to China and beyond thus progress and prosperity of the region was directly linked with the CPEC.
Chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Capt (R) Sikander Ali also accompanied the Speaker Gilgit-Baltistan, said a press release issued here.
Asad Qaiser said the CPEC had enormous potential to reshape the economic outlook of the regional states.
He said the present government strongly believed that socio-economic development of all the provinces was imperative for development of the country.
The speaker said the government had paid special focus on infrastructure development of Gilgit-Baltistan which was gateway to China and central Asia.
He said Gilgit-Baltistan was blessed with rich tourism, mineral and human potential. He said that development of tourism potential would attract foreign tourists giving a boost to the economy of the country through job creation and business activity.
Fida Muhammad said Gilgit-Baltistan was an integral part of the country and frontline of defense against any Indian aggression.
He said that people of Gilgit-Baltistan considered them patriot Pakistanis and were actively contributing towards national development.
Acknowledging the substantial financial allocation made by the federal government, he said that major infrastructure, health, education and skill development projects had been carried out in Gilgit-Baltistan.
He said that people of Gilgit-Baltistan were actively engaged in economic opportunities created after the advent of the CPEC projects.
Fida Muhammad apprised the speaker about the ongoing socio-economic development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan.
