GWADAR – Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said that officials concerned will move the cargo from China to Gwadar this year, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Addressing a seminar here, the army chief said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a reflection of the friendship between the two countries.
CPEC,reflection of Pak-China friendship,will be truly realised whatever it takes.IA,this year will move cargo from China to Gwadar&beyond-11
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 12, 2016
Engineers of the Pakistan Army, he said, were working on the infrastructure of the multi-million dollar project.
Army Engrs involved in unprecedented dev of comm infrastructure in Bln.In Past 2 years,675 KMs.By end yr,875 KM Road in Bln would complete-9
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 12, 2016
Earlier, a Chinese official said that the Gwadar port will see roughly one million tonnes of cargo going through it by 2017.
Read: ‘Gwadar port to be operational by year end’
“We hope a big jump will take place… Our dream is to make Gwadar a regional trading centre,” said Zhang Baozhong, chairman of the company in charge of development, the China Overseas Ports Holding Company.
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