GWADAR: Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday urged the people of Balochistan, especially the youth to avail the historic opportunity of development in their province as the detractors of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were about to lose their relevance very soon.
The prime minister, addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Pak-China Friendship Hospital and Gwadar Seawater Desalination Plant in Gwadar, said the journey of CPEC would surely move forward, not backward, so joining the development course would be a wise decision.
He said that those who think of changing the course of CPEC by violence, force, or any other means are committing a historic blunder, as their relevance will be over very soon. The prudent decision in the country’s fate is to join the course of development instead of resisting it and miss the opportunity.
CPEC’s Positive Impacts
The prime minister said the ease in the form of reduced travel durations across Balochistan was just due to CPEC intervention. He told the gathering that trade worth 36 trillion dollars was likely to take place in and around China in the near future; therefore, it was a must to join the journey through skill development and secure the share instead of showing enmity.
PM Kakar said the journey of China’s modernization was important, and steering millions of people out of poverty was unprecedented. He said that the development of China had a positive impact across the region, especially Pakistan and its Balochistan province.
He further said that clean drinking water had been a problem faced by the Gwadar people and that the desalination plant project would address it to a great extent. Besides, the establishment of a 150-bed hospital would provide quality healthcare to the people.
The prime minister also extended his gratitude to the Chinese ambassador for announcing the solar power project and emergency services for Quetta.
Prime Minister Kakar, assuring the all-out support of the federal and provincial governments on the issue of security, reiterated that the Pakistan Army, police, and law enforcement agencies would safeguard the Chinese workers even at the cost of their precious lives.
