pak ,china to lunch 3 new corridor besides CPEC
Pakistan and China have decided to jointly launch three new projects in addition to the existing multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as the all-weather allies seek to ramp up bilateral ties in various sectors, including agriculture, health and science and technology.
Speaking at the China Economic Net (CEN) in Beijing, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moinul Haq said the three new projects are China-Pakistan Green Corridor (CPGC), China-Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC) and China-Pakistan Digital Corridor (CPDC), The New International newspaper reported on Saturday.
The first will focus on agricultural environment, food security and green development and the second will help Pakistan get efficiency in the medical field, while the third will boost Pakistan’s IT industry, it said.
Ambassador Haque said Pakistan has a rich repertoire of talent and human resources in different fields of science and technology, asserting that IT-based science and technology has become very important for Pakistan.
“We would be an important source of help for China in terms of software development. So, we are working together to set up training centers in Pakistan for developing software in different fields of IT,” he said.
Haque attached much significance to the new projects that are being launched with great enthusiasm.
The report quoted sources in Pakistan as saying that the formal launching of the projects could take place during the next month’s visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China who has been invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The schedule and relevant details for the trip are being worked out through diplomatic channels on a priority basis, it said.
The new corridors would become sources of strengthening Pakistan-China ties and will provide a new unshakable bond of the proximity of the two nations, it said.