Committed to building economic zones in Balochistan, KP: Shehbaz.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says it is his personal interest and commitment to building economic zones in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

He was speaking during a visit to the Rashakai Special Economic Zone on Wednesday. Rashakai SEZ is a flagship project under the industrial cooperation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.

The 1,000 acres SEZ is developed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in a joint venture with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KPEZDMC).

PM Shehbaz said that Pakistan can send our delegates from Rashakai to China and can have road shows there to attract Chinese investors to these places.

"We would like to engage Chinese companies to provide expertise and experience to manage other new economic zones in Pakistan," he said.

Earlier, the PM said both countries were moving toward the second phase of CPEC, which comprised regional cooperation and industrialisation through establishing industrial zones.

In an interview with Chinese media, he said Pakistan's skilled and semi-skilled labour was comparatively cheaper and the joint...