China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Updates & Discussions

[Devil Soul]

The COAS inspected a part of road network being constructed by the FWO as part of the CPEC.

 

[SBD-3]

 

[Muhammad Omar]

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is fast tracking all infrastructure projects related to the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), signalling to officials that they were working on a strict end of 2017 deadline.

The premier issued the instruction while presiding over a meeting on Monday to review progress on the Gwadar East Bay Expressway, Mughalkot-DI Khan Road and various other road projects under the corridor project in Balochistan.

Pakistan and China had earlier this year finalised deals worth $46 billion for infrastructure and energy projects under the corridor from Gwadar in Balochistan to Kashgar in China.

“The completion of road projects in Balochistan under the CPEC would be a game changer for the region,” an official handout released after the meeting quoted the PM as saying. The meeting also reviewed the Havelian-Thakot Road project and other sections of the Karakoram Highway that are being upgraded.

Premier Nawaz was told that the major sections of the Peshawar-Karachi Motorway, including the Sukkur- Multan, Gojra-Khanewal and Lahore- Abdul Hakim portions, were ready for groundbreaking.

He directed that all necessary arrangements be completed before the inauguration so that construction is started right away.

The PM, who is expected to inaugurate the Attabad tunnel in Gilgit in the last week of August, also directed the authorities to complete the work on the new Gwadar International Airport as early as possible.

The army has employed 11 units of the Frontier Works Organisation to connect Gwadar port with major roads in the other provinces. Last week, army chief General Raheel Sharif also visited Panjgur and Turbat in Balochistan to inspect the under-construction road network.

The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said the construction of 870km roads was under way simultaneously at five different locations, out of which 502km in Balochistan had been completed already.

The PM was also briefed about the ongoing upgrade of 10 railway stations on the Peshawar-Karachi main railway line. He called for providing the best possible facilities to passengers and for utilising the buildings of railway stations for economic and commercial activities.

Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Secretary Hassan Nawaz Tarar, and Water and Power Secretary Muhammad Younus Dagha among other senior officers attended the meeting.

The insurgency-hit province of Balochistan has been a major source of concern for the project decided upon in April during the landmark visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan. More than 50 agreements were signed to inaugurate the corridor expected to create a new network of roads, railways and pipelines linking China’s restive west to the Arabian Sea through Pakistan.

Soon after the inauguration of the project, the military had announced setting up a 10,000-strong force especially for the protection of the schemes under the CPEC and the Chinese workers and engineers working on them.





Construction of Gojra-shorkot section of Faisalabad-Multan motorway M4 is likely to start in December 2015 and completion date set for end of 2018.*
Source : Environmental Impact Report (EIR) which is submitted to Asian Development Bank by National Highway Authority on 19 July 2015

 

[SBD-3]

18 power projects of CPEC finalized and contracts signed.

 

[I FLY HIGH]

Sir g M1 is completed it's been quiet time now.... M1 Peshawar to Islamabad (completed and Running) M-2 Islamabad to Lahore (Completed Running) M-3 Islamabad to Faisalabad and Lahore to Faisalabad there's an Interchange on M-2 from where M-3 Starts M-4 Faisalabad to Multan It's under construction But operational till Gojra Gohra Shorkot major work has been done on it.... Multan-Khanewal section is 70-75 done with carpeting in process.... M-8 Hyderabad to Karachi under Rehabilitation process .....


The only work which is now being done on M1 is to connect it with E-35

I am anxiously waiting for M4 to be operaitonal , it is pain in the *** to travel on the bloody highway from Multan to Faisalabad . Could you tell when this would be operational ?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

I am anxiously waiting for M4 to be operaitonal , it is pain in the *** to travel on the bloody highway from Multan to Faisalabad . Could you tell when this would be operational ?

Well Construction of M-4 From Faisalabad till Gojra is Completed and Operational... Construction of Gojra To Shorkot part will start this year and till Multan it'll be completed till 2018 Insha Allah

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Latest picture of E35 under construction

 

[Lavrentiy]

LOLZ. It seems as if an invasion plan is being discussed but in reality, it is only a freaking road. LOLZ.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

LOLZ. It seems as if an invasion plan is being discussed but in reality, it is only a freaking road. LOLZ.

???

he is getting Briefed that all who's talking about invasion? how would one get briefed if it's not like this can you tell me

 

[Lavrentiy]

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he is getting Briefed that all who's talking about invasion? how would one get briefed if it's not like this can you tell me

Look at their faces. They are pretending as if they planning to invade Russia or something.

What can be said about our country where civilians cannot build a road and the military can only build a road instead of defending the country.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Look at their faces. They are pretending as if they planning to invade Russia or something.

What can be said about our country where civilians cannot build a road and the military can only build a road instead of defending the country.

i didn't know that one should be laughing while briefed about the project or something

Army is defending the country much better then u can think of... while

The Frontier Works Organisation ( فرينٹير وركس اورگيناأزيشن; abbreviated as FWO), is an active-duty military administrative(non-combatant) staff corps, and one of the major science and technology commands of the Pakistan Army. Commissioned and established in 1966, the FWO is an administrative branch of the Pakistan Army that includes active duty officers and civilian scientists and engineers.

now you can close the thread

 

[I FLY HIGH]

Well Construction of M-4 From Faisalabad till Gojra is Completed and Operational... Construction of Gojra To Shorkot part will start this year and till Multan it'll be completed till 2018 Insha Allah

isnt it quite slow ?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

isnt it quite slow ?

yes u can say it's a bit slow

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Gawadar East Expressway

 

[ghazi52]

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A total of 51 memorandums of understanding were signed in diverse sectors between China and Pakistan during visit of Chinese president to Pakistan on 20 April 2015. The major projects under the corridor umbrella are:

Gwadar Port - Completed
Upgrading of Karachi–Peshawar Main Line - Feasibility study underway
Khunjerab Railway - Feasibility study underway
Karachi - Lahore Motorway - Approved
E35 Expressway - Under construction
Iran–Pakistan Gas Pipeline - Under construction
Gwadar-Ratodero Motorway - Under construction
Economic Corridor Support Force - Completed
Havelian Dry Port - Feasibility study underway for the container port
Lahore Metro (Orange Line) - Approved
Gwadar International Airport Upgrade -Approved
China-Pakistan Joint Cotton Bio-Tech Laboratory - Approved
Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG Terminal & Pipeline Project - Approved
70 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project - Approved
2 660MW Port Qasim Coal Power Plants - Approved
720MW Karot Hydropower Project - Approved
9 100 MW Zonergy Solar Project - Approved
Jhimpir Wind Power Plant - Completed
Thar Block II 3.8Mt Mining Project - Approved
Thar Block II 2 330MW Coal Power Plant - Approved
Private Hydro Power Projects - Approved
Dawood Wind Power Project - Approved
Hubco Coal Power Plant - Approved
Cross-Border Fibre Optic Communication System - Approved.
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