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The importance of CPEC to China is reflected in its inclusion in China's 13th five-year development plan. [280] [281] CPEC projects will provide China with an alternative route for energy supplies and a new trade route for Western China. Pakistan stands to gain from infrastructure upgrades and a more reliable energy supply. [282] [283]
The book is divided into ten chapters that discuss and evaluate the anticipated economic and geopolitical effects on the region. In addition, it investigates the role of CPEC in the future regional cooperation and integration of subnational regions such as Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including the Federally Administered Tribal Areas), and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Pakistan are areas designated by the government of Pakistan to promote industrial growth and attract investment. In Pakistan, the SEZ Act was established on 13 September 2012, alongside the subsequent notification of SEZ Rules within the same year. [1] [2]
Gwadar features heavily in CPEC, and is also envisaged to be the link between the One Belt, One Road and Maritime Silk Road project. [11] $1.153 billion worth of infrastructure projects will be invested into the city as part of CPEC, [12] with the aim of linking northern Pakistan and western China to the deep-water seaport. [13]
The inaugural stage of the Bannu Economic Zone encompasses an area of 408 acres, equipped with critical infrastructure. This infrastructure comprises dedicated internal roadways, a comprehensive drainage network, an 11 kilovolt power distribution system, [5] natural gas connections, and communication networks extending to the primary entry point of the zone, catering to the needs of ...
The CPEC project envisages an expanded and upgraded road network in the aforementioned provinces, and will result in the upgrading or construction of 1,153 kilometres (716 mi) worth of road into two- and four-lane divided highways by mid-2018 along the Western Alignment, [1] with land acquisition sufficient for upgrading parts of the road to a ...
The 34th Light Infantry Division, also known as Special Security Division (SSD), is a 2-star Pakistan Army formation, raised in September 2016 as a response to major concerns over how to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its workforce from serious internal and external threats. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Though the plant is now considered to be part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which was announced in April 2015, the symbolic ground breaking for the project actually preceded the announcement of CPEC and took place in May 2014, [4] as the government of Punjab in March 2014 invited bids for the construction of two 660MW power ...