In a good development, Kabul, Afghanistan to be linked with CPEC

In a good development, Kabul, Afghanistan to be linked with CPEC

PESHAWAR - The Chinese ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing Wednesday welcomed the opening of 24/7 Torkham border by Pakistani authorities and termed it a good initiative to increase business in the coming days.

He stressed that China want connectivity of the region through mutual agreed projects and non- confrontational strategies.

He pointed out that China is looking to complete Peshawar-Karachi motorway section sooner while Peshawar-Kabul motorway section is the next shot, adding embassy is mulling to develop cold storage, customs and hospital facilities at the Torkham.

He was addressing a two-day international conference, “CPEC, BRI and trans-regional integration” at Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, with a spectacular presence of Central Asian ambassadors with Iranian and Russian federation envoys who vowed to collaborate intellectually for garnering impact of Chinese global projects through-out the region.