ISLAMABAD: On the nearly 400-kilometer motorway from Sukkur to Multan, the continuous flow of traffic runs smoothly every day. Vehicles passing here are not only the means of transport, but also carry the hopes and dreams of the Pakistani people.
The successful implementation and construction of Pakistan’s PKM Highway, the largest transport infrastructure project under CPEC, has changed the fortunes of a generation here.
While providing machinery, labor and technical consulting services for PKM and other CPEC projects including Gwadar East Bay Expressway and Gwadar International Airport, China Yunnan Sunny Road and Bridge Co., Ltd has also made a difference to the lives of local people, especially those young people who come out from small towns to explore opportunities.
Shahid Karim, the company’s chef, had a chequered work experience before coming here.
Shahid Karim comes from Gojal, a small town that is half an hour’s drive from Hunza and 3.5 hours from Khunjerab, the border with China. Like most people around him, Shahid left home for work at a pretty young age.
In contrast to his initial excitement, he was soon in distress.
Lacking education and skills, he was forced to work as a labor in a fabric factory on the outskirts of the city. –Agencies
