Ahsan Iqbal reviews CPEC project after 11th JCC.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special IniAtiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday reviewed progress over CPEC projects after the 11th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held last month and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's recent visit to China while directAed the concerned stakeholders to expedite the implementation of consensus reached between the leadership of Pakistan and China.

The 11th JCC was held in OcAtober 27, last month co: chaired by the Professor Ahsan Iqbal and Vice Chairman National DevelAopment and Reform Commission (NDRC), China Lin Nianxiu in which both the sides had agreed to speedup CPEC projects and subsequently several MoUs were signed during the recent visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to China. The meeting was attended by the Executive Director ChiAna: Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chief Economist, PlanAning Commission and representaAtives from various ministries, said a press release issued here.

During the meeting, the conAveners of the Joint Working Groups JWGs on Energy, TransAport Infrastructure, Gwadar, Socio: Economic Development, Security, Long: Term Planning of CPEC, Industrial Cooperation, International Cooperation, SciAence and Technology, and AgriculAture Cooperation apprised the minister about the progress since the JCC took place. The minister directed the officials to expedite the implementation of ML...