Times of Islamabad

Pakistan to extend CPEC Route to Afghanistan

Pakistan to extend CPEC Route to Afghanistan

Pakistan to extend CPEC Route to Afghanistan as Peshawar Jalalabad Routeto be made part of CPEC.

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser says the government is committed toresolve issues being faced by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Talking to newsmen in Peshawar on Thursday, he said CPEC will not onlyprovide thousands of job opportunities in the province but also increasetrade activities in the region.

Asad Qaiser said work on the economic corridor between Peshawar and Torkhamhas also been initiated and Peshawar to Jalalabad route will be made partof CPEC.

He said it will promote trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.