Islamabad: Pakistani army chief on Saturday underscored that the army was playing its role towards implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mega project.
General Raheel Sharif visited Pangur and Turbat in southwestern Balochistan province to inspect under-construction road network of CPEC.
The Chief of Army Staff said the Pakistan Army is “acutely aware” of the campaign by “rivals” against the mega project, according to Inter-Services Public Relations.
He vowed that armed forces are prepared to “pay any price to turn this long-cherished dream into reality”.
“CPEC and Gwadar Port will be built and developed as one of the most strategic deep seaports in the region at all costs,” General Sharif said.
He was apprised during a briefing that as many as 11 units of the army’s Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have been employed in Balochistan for the construction of an 870 kilometre-long stretch of roads at five different locations simultaneously.
The army chief said the roads will link Gwadar Port with the rest of the country “to yield the real envisioned dividend of the port and corridor” in order to transform lives and bring prosperity to the region.
