CPEC: eastern route.

Byline: Shahryar Khan - Peshawar

THE government is looking to start up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. One way should be to initiate construction projects involving labour.

Therefore now is the perfect opportunity to start the construction of eastern China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route which passes through all the provinces. The eastern CPEC route is less susceptible to yearly flooding, and it will jumpstart economical activities in the poorest of our regions.

The eastern route should be planned to have space for a motorway, an elevated fast railway line, a pipeline and an electric grid. During the construction of the motorway, the railway line should be levelled and prepared.

Once done, the latest...