ISLAMABAD – Lieutenant General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa to be given key postin the government setup, media reports have revealed.
The federal government has decided to appoint former Inter-Services PublicRelations (ISPR) chief Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa as the head of theChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA) for a period of fouryears.
A summary has been sent to the federal cabinet for approval, which will beaccepted in the next meeting.
President Dr Arif Alvi had promulgated an ordinance for the establishmentof the CPECA in Oct.
The authority is aimed at accelerating the pace of CPEC-related activities,will find new drives of growth, unlock the potential of the interlinkedproduction network and global value chains through regional and globalconnectivity.
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In Aug, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced that the government wasforming a ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA)’ to ensuretimely completion of corridor’s projects.
Presiding over a meeting at the Prime Minister Office, PM Imran had said:“To ensure uninterrupted progress on CPEC projects, CPEC Authority is beingformed.”
