Mansehra to Tha Kot CPEC Highway road to be open for traffic soon: Commissioner.

ABBOTTABAD -- Commissioner Hazara Division Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam has said that Mansehra to Tha Kot China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Highway Road would be opened for normal traffic soon and about five percent of the remaining work is being expedited.

He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting on completion of CPEC Mansehra to Tha Kot section here at Commissioner House. The meeting was attended by CPEC Project, National Highway Authority and other concerned quarters.

Expressing his views in the meeting, Commissioner Hazara said that some circles were spreading negative propaganda regarding the delay in completion of Mansehra-Tha Kot CPEC route due to ignorance of the actual situation. However, due to the spread of Coronavirus in both Pakistan and China, the project also suffered a slowdown.

However, he said that the cooperation of the local population would be sought to curb the illegal entry of traffic on the road under construction from various places so that Pakistani and Chinese companies and institutions could carry out security and other necessary works on CPEC.

He said that the Mansehra-Tha Kot CPEC route would be opened to normal traffic very soon and also ensured all security arrangements in this...