June 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday said all-out efforts are being made to speed up industrialisation under CPEC a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Promotion of industry is a key target for CPEC which is imperative for the economic development revenue enhancement and job creation, he said.
Asim Saleem Bajwa said private investors would be encouraged for joint ventures, however, the maximum focus would be on the industries that could support import substitution or boost exports. He was talking to a delegation of leading industrialists of Islamabad, led by ICCI President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan. President Islamabad Industrial Association (IIA) Tariq Sadiq, Senior Vice President IIA Omais Khattak, Khalid Javed, Sheikh Amir Waheed, Chief Coordinator IAA Malik Sohail Hussain were also present at the occasion.