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January 26, 2021
ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Chairman Authority Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Monday that no CPEC project was on hold and the work was never slowed down. He said, “Work on the eastern western and central alignments was in full swing and the second phase of the project was just beginning. He said that underdeveloped areas, especially southern parts of Balochistan, were being given importance under CPEC.
He said a dam and a desalination plant had been built in Gwadar in a bid to resolve chronic water shortages, affecting the inhabitants. An airport, with the biggest runway of Pakistan, is also being built in Gwadar, he said.