ISLAMABAD, May 15 (Xinhua) As the COVID-19 situation remained under control during the Eid al-Fitr holidays with daily new cases showing a declining trend, P
2021-05-15 14:05:56 GMT2021-05-15 22:05:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, May 15 (Xinhua) As the COVID-19 situation remained under control during the Eid al-Fitr holidays with daily new cases showing a declining trend, Pakistan decided on Saturday to ease a number of restrictions on transportation and commercial activities.
The decision was made at a special session of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan and other high-ranking officials attended the meeting.
According to the new directives, all inter-provincial, inter-city and intra-city public transport will resume from Sunday instead of Monday.
Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will play a major role in the country s pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.
CPEC facilitates Pakistan’s pursuit of becoming regional transshipment hub
Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it is striving to make Pakistan a hub of transshipment by tapping the potential of the geographical location of the country and its capability to help cargo reach the outside world through its ports.
Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Gwadar port will play a major role in the country’s pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.