PM Shehbaz reiterates invitation to Turkiye to join CPEC

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday reiterated his invitation to Turkiye to join the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, stressing that it would lead to progress.

Calling the CPEC a “roaring success”, the prime minister said Pakistan and China had agreed to launch the second phase that would comprise a green corridor, business corridor, special economic zones, and IT corridors.

The prime minister’s comments came as he launched the fourth MILGEM Class Corvette Ship PNS Tariq into the sea during a ceremony held at the Karachi Shipyard.