While addressing to the participants of an International Medical Conference in Lahore, President Mamnoon Hussain has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a potential game changer that would bring prosperity into Pakistan’s socio-economic fabric. He said yesterday that apart from the CPEC, the government has initiated numerous mega projects across the country.[1]

Referring to the CPEC, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that the project would change the destiny of the region. He criticized Baluchistan’s government that failed to solve problems being faced by people and urged the federal government to address reservations the provinces had about the eastern and western routes of the project. [2]

The ambassador of Ukraine VolodymyrLakomov addressed media in Islamabad and asserted that Ukrainian companies are interested to invest in projects under the CPEC that would further strengthen long term bilateral cooperation. [3]

Former Federal Minister Anwar Saifullah and Former Senator SalimSaifullah have regretted that the southern districts had been ignored in development of the country. They urged to include the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the CPEC project which would provide an opportunity for the uplift of these areas.[4]

[1]http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/83005/1

[2]http://www.dawn.com/news/1242633/centre-asked-to-remove-concerns-about-cpec

[3]http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/83059/1

[4]http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101648-Inclusion-of-southern-KP-districts-in-CPEC-sought