ISLAMABAD – Pakistan government makes big announcement for ChineseCompanies working in Gwadar under CPEC.
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi says work at variousprojects in Gwadar continues at fast pace to develop the port city to aninternational standard. He said four Chinese companies working in Gawadarwould be given exemptions from taxes.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon, he saidPak-China Friendship Hospital will be constructed at a cost of 100 milliondollars to provide state of the art medical facilities to people.
The hospital is planned on 68 acres of land and one out of six medicalblocks and almost twenty percent of the residential blocks are completed.
The Minister said a 300 megawatt coal powered plant is also being set up inGwadar. A plant to treat hard water for human consumption is also beingestablished. It will process five hundred thousand gallons of water.
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Ali Haider Zaidi said work on Gwadar airport is underway and it will be aninternational airport with world class facilities for passengers and cargohandling.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of China Overseas Port Holding CompanyZhang Baozhong said the project of Gwadar Port was first awarded to aSingaporean company which wasted many years without starting the work. Hesaid the incumbent government of Pakistan took immediate steps to resolveour problems. The government proved that it believes on practical work.
