by Shafqat Ali

 

Faisalabad, Feb.17 (Gwadar Pro) - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt. General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd) said on Monday afternoon that up-gradation of Faisalabad International Airport was under consideration while a technical institute to provide skilled manpower would also be established by the CPEC Authority in the city.

 

He said that the CPEC Authority would undertake more projects in Faisalabad after the successful launch of Allama Iqbal Industrial City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) under the CPEC.

 

Addressing a meeting during his visit to Allama Iqbal Industrial City, Bajwa said that Allama Iqbal Industrial City was a flagship project of CPEC Authority which would facilitate Chinese investors to shift their high tech industrial units under the second phase of CPEC.

 

The meeting was also attended by Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq, Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) President Engineer Hafiz Ihtasham Javed, and officers of various departments.

 

About the industrial, commercial and business importance of Faisalabad, he said that it was quite suitable for locals as well as foreign investment. He said the authority would try its best to improve basic infrastructure to facilitate investors.

 

To a question from the FCCI president, he said that more projects would be launched under the CPEC Authority in Faisalabad. “Up-gradation of Faisalabad International Airport is also under consideration while a technical institute to provide skilled manpower would also be established under CPEC Authority,” he said, according to an official statement.

 

He promised to visit FCCI next month to discuss issues and make the final decision to launch new development projects.

 

Bajwa also visited M-3 Industrial City, Business Zone and Site office and expressed satisfaction with the facilities provided in this mega project. He stressed the need to further improve the infrastructure in order to facilitate the local as well as foreign investors.

 

FIEDMC Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq said that construction work of boundary wall, main gate and double carriage road had been completed in Allama Iqbal Industrial City while consultants were being hired for preparation of the master plan for this industrial city.

 

He maintained that a special one-window cell was also operational in Allama Iqbal City which would provide facilities to Chinese investors.