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Pak-China enjoy multi-faceted relations: Ahsan


Source : Pakistan today   Date : 30-09-2014   

Pak-China enjoy multi-faceted relations: Ahsan
Minister says Pakistan to generate 10,400mw energy with Chinese assistance

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan and China enjoy multi-faceted relations in various sectors including defence.

In an interview with Radio Pakistan he said that Pak-China economic corridor would transform bilateral relations of the two countries into a real economic strategic partnership. He said that electricity distribution and transmission systems would also be upgraded.

The minister said that Pakistan was going to generate 10,400 megawatts energy through 14 new power projects with Chinese assistance; these include hydel, coal, solar and wind energy projects. He informed the Khunjrab-Raikot portion of Karakorum Highway had already been upgraded, while work on Raikot-Islamabad section is in progress.

He said establishment of state-of-the-art industrial zone in Gwadar was another core feature of Pak-China trade corridor.