RAWALPINDI: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a living exampleof deep-rooted friendship between Pakistan and China, and they are fullydetermined to ensure security of the project, said DG Inter Services PublicRelations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor.
He was talking to the Chinese media here on Saturday, Xinhua reported.
Talking about the security measures taken by the army to protect the CPEC,he said the Pakistan military had raised a whole division-size force toprotect the project and they were planning to deploy another division forthis purpose.
Ghafoor said his country faced a very challenging war against terrorismduring the last two decades, and now the security situation was undercontrol.
Talking about the CPEC role in the country, he said the economic prosperitybrought about by the CPEC will fail the motives of terrorists, as with thesuccess of project more employment and business opportunities will beunveiled and with more economic opportunities coming in, people’s lifestylewill improve and inimical elements will fail gradually.
He said the security situation in Balochistan had improved since the launchof CPEC and now there was a better infrastructure, as many Chinese projectswere underway there, and with every coming day security, development andinvestment situation will get better.
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“Today’s Gwadar is not what it used to be two years ago and in future itwill be on a par with the ports of developed countries,” he added.
Talking about the investment opportunities in Pakistan, Gen Ghafoor saidPakistan was doing its best to create an environment where investors couldcome and do their business as the security situation had greatly improved.
“Though there are a few sporadic terrorist incidents, investors should notbe discouraged by them and keep their trust intact in peace,” he noted.
