Bureau Report
LAHORE: Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa met with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Tuesday and discussed progress on ongoing CPEC related projects and corporate Agri farming in Punjab.
The CM said work on the CPEC project was in progress on a priority basis with transparency and speed. Special economic zones were also being set up and Chinese investors were provided facilities in these zones, he said and added that CPEC projects would improve the economy.
Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa said CPEC projects were vital for strengthening the national economy and added that these projects were being completed speedily. Progress on CPEC related projects was satisfactory in Punjab, he said.
Punjab had a tremendous Agri potential and there was a need to promote corporate agri farming under CPEC, he added.
Last year in November, Mr. Bajwa was called on Buzdar at his office and discussed the progress made on CPEC-related projects in the province.
The proposal of constructing China Centre/CPEC Tower in Lahore was concurred with, and both further agreed to take coordinated steps for the promotion of agricultural research, especially the seed development.
The chief minister said as much as 13,000 acres of land will be utilised for seed development and other agricultural research purposes. The information desks will be set up in China Centre/CPEC Tower to provide necessary information to local investors about huge Chinese industrial sector under one roof, he added.
The government will extend necessary support to Chinese investors for setting up industries in the province, and they will also be offered several incentives along with security, he assured.
The CM emphasised that transparency and observance of rules should be ensured for the allotment of industrial plots. Similarly, full implementation on guiding principles be ensured for industrial development, he maintained.
The CM said feasible recommendations should be presented for the solution of problems of the industrialists. Regulations should be given final shape at the earliest for industrial development as the CPEC has given a new dimension to Pakistan-China relations, he added.
The CPEC chairman said the speed of work has been accelerated on the projects as it’s very important for country’s economy.
