CPEC chairman assures full support to LCCI to hold Business Moot in Gwadar.

Lahore -- CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday assured his full support to Lahore Chamber for its plan to hold Gwadar Business Moot in Gwadar in the month of March.

While talking to President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mian Tariq Misbah, the Chairman CPEC Authority said that it is a huge project that can change destiny of Pakistan

'I would visit LCCI soon to share upcoming business opportunities in Gwadar', Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa said.

He said that work on CPEC project is in full swing and under developed areas are being given importance.

The CPEC authority chairman stressed upon the need for projecting CPEC as a regional connectivity initiative to make Pakistan emerge as an economically developing state.

'Prime objective of the CPEC is to improve the lives of people of Pakistan by building an economic corridor promoting bilateral connectivity, construction, explore potential bilateral investment, economic and trade, logistics and people to people contact for regional connectivity', he said and added that this mega project include integrated Transport and IT systems including Road, Rail, Port, Air and Data Communication Channels, Energy Cooperation, Industrial and economic zones, Agricultural Development, Socio-Economic Development, Tourism Cooperation and People to People Communication etc.

LCCI President Mian Tariq Misbah congratulated both Pakistani and Chinese Governments, Armed Forces of Pakistan, contractors, logistic companies, construction companies and every individual who has been involved in turning this dream into reality.

He said that there should be a level playing field for both the Chinese and local investors. So far, it has been observed that many products for CPEC projects are being imported at zero duties even though these products are...