The Standing Committee of Senate of Pakistan on China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) has demanded of the federal government to ensure timely releases of funds for execution of western route of CPEC which would pass through Balochistan to connect port city of Gwadar.
A meeting of the committee held with its Chairman, Senator Daud Khan Achakzai in chair, here on Sunday which was also attended by its members including Senator Osman Khan Kakar, Senator Rozi Khan Kakar, Senator Inamul Hasan and senior officials.
Secretary Communication, Khalid Rauf and Member, National Highway Authority, Muhammad Yousaf Barakzai gave briefing to the committee on alignment of CPEC and Zhob-Mughal Kot road project.
Later, talking to journalists, the Chairman of the Committee and the member Senators said that they welcomed the likely visit of Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Quetta.
They said that the Premier should play his pivotal role for timely release of funds for execution of western route of CPEC. It is need of hour to timely release funds for initiating construction work of western route of CPEC which would pass through Balochistan to connect Gwadar, they said.
They said that although the federal government had announced giving special priority to Balochistan in execution of uplift schemes, adding that but the government should also ensure release of development funds for Balochistan timely.
They said that the CPEC was game changer in the region which would bring economic revolution for it.