Pakistan will continue implementation of CPEC project: FO

E-Paper | June 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dismissed India's concerns the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project saying it will go ahead with the project which will benefit the whole region.

Zee News had quoted Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj as saying, “Prime Minster Modi during his recent visit to Beijing took up the issue very firmly and spoke very strongly that the CPEC going through PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) is unacceptable.”

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s Foreign Office said, Pakistan is committed to implement the project as it would benefit the entire region.

"The Corridor is a fusion of multiple developments in the global, regional, bilateral and domestic contexts. The ultimate objective is peace, prosperity and well being of the people of the two countries, the region and the world." said Minister Planning, Development and Reform Prof Ahsan Iqbal at the fourth meeting of China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The 3,000-km corridor running from Pakistan's southern Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea to China's western Xinjiang region, was launched in April during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad despite India’s strong objections: Hindustan Times.

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KaKa

Jun 02, 2015 03:01pm

'Economic Corridor' Pakistan media and govt learnt a new term to hammer this nation with with another two decades.

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Kamal Pasha

Jun 02, 2015 03:05pm

Modi or any Indian leader have no right to say anything about Pakistan's CPEC projects. They should mind their own business.

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mohsin

Jun 02, 2015 03:11pm

Threatening is useless , its Pakistan's internal matter

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adnan

Jun 02, 2015 03:24pm

N.S is going well these days.

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Truth

Jun 02, 2015 03:28pm

While India is busy building dams in IOK wow double standard by Indians...First they should remove the 10 lakh army men in IOK than talk about peaceful Pakistani Kashmir.

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Kashmiri

Jun 02, 2015 03:32pm

well done Pakistan.

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M.M.Sherazi

Jun 02, 2015 03:45pm

This Project shall definitely change the destiny of Pakistan and its nation, there are lot of strategic advantages upon completing this flashing project.

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Taimoor Khan

Jun 02, 2015 03:59pm

India can shout and cry like a baby all they want, but CPEC will be made come what may. Its a strategic need for both China and Pakistan.

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Why

Jun 02, 2015 04:21pm

What India has to do with this Project. Why India has concerns, news story does not say this

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saadat

Jun 02, 2015 04:34pm

I think basically cpec will greatly improve the economy of China & Pakistan in particular & the whole region including India also. Actually India,modi are becoming jealous, India does not want Pakistan's economy to improve, saadat,USA

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Yasir

Jun 02, 2015 04:57pm

Having the cpec built and operational will only stabalize the economy of the region which posses a great threat to india because their control over the economic market will get loosen....this is the reason india opposes the cpec

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Mir Sohail Bangulzai

Jun 02, 2015 04:59pm

if implemented justly, CPEC has the power to change the fate of People residing in Pakistan.

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umer Salahuddin

Jun 02, 2015 05:01pm

Does Pakistan is breaking any law. The answer is a big "NO". Then no country has any right to interfere with the internal matters of Pakistan specially India.

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Leo.

Jun 02, 2015 05:24pm

Just like the nuclear program of the country kept on going from strength to strength despite the huge opposition of the project from US and India and many other powers...this CPEC will be completed even with all sorts of opposition...only it will pick pace with redouble resolve to complete the project earlier. India has nothing to do with this project and should stop behaving like a hegemony.

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Shahid

Jun 02, 2015 05:36pm

It sounds very strange to me that Ahsan Iqbal says, " we will continue because this project is for prosperity." Why doesn't he say that Kashmir belongs to Pakistan and we do what suits our people and that India should rather stop opressing the people of occupied Kashmir".

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Harmony-1

Jun 02, 2015 05:37pm

If what Zee News is quoting is right then it only reinforces the views of those who claim India does not like to see Pakistan prosper. Our leaders need maturity and stop working against each other’s interests.

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Shaukat Ali

Jun 02, 2015 05:49pm

With our enemy opposing CPEC, my belief has strengthened further that this project will be highly beneficial for the nation.

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M. Asghar

Jun 02, 2015 06:19pm

The CPEC is something of a gigantic 3000 km long Suez Canal for China and Pakistan and its completion will determine not only the destiny these countries but all of Asia's 20th century.

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proud-winner

Jun 02, 2015 07:12pm

Not that we really care about india's objections, but what war it based on. Pure jealousy? Shame shame india.

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Ghaznavi

Jun 02, 2015 08:07pm

Indian objections can be silenced once for all if we show some courage and hold a UN monitored plebiscite in Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas. This would revive the UN resolutions on Kashmir and give some legitimacy to our claims.

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sidney

Jun 02, 2015 08:41pm

I completely agree! This type of infrastructure will benefit the whole region and therefore politics must be kept out. Infact, India should join China and become an investor in this project

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Rajamia

Jun 02, 2015 10:02pm

Chinese are cool and calculative whereas Pakistanis are emotional and brash. The China-Pakistan- Economic-Corridor is just a road, a motor-way for Pakistan and it is more than an Economic Corridor for China. The competitors of China must surely be worried about the corridor not because Pakistan would benefit from it but because Chinese goods will be cheaper and far more competitive and also for Chinese military presence in Arabian Sea where Chinese may become party to ongoing Middle-east crisis and explore all possible means to sell their arms. China builds an infrastructure for themselves employing their companies and their technicians with the money of Pakistan (including 18% interest) serving their economic and strategic motives and what Pakistan gets are roads, just roads.

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Ridwan

Jun 02, 2015 10:29pm

India doesn't realize that no one cares about her claims over kashmir - least of all China which staples visas into the passports of people from kashmir. India also has claims to aksai chin, which China controls. And lastly, China will not allow its entire western region to remain undeveloped on account of indian objections. China needs this project. Even the U.S. is supportive of this project. No one cares if it offends india, which everyone knows is an extremely sensitive and easily offended country.

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Saleem Ullah Muhammad Aslam

Jun 03, 2015 12:18am

"The ultimate objective is peace, prosperity and well being of the people of the two countries, the region and the world."keeping in view this objective, we can forward with this project. Hope it will take the region from poverty to prosperity, from enmity to friendship, from hostility to cooperation, from adversity to good neighbours. We need to change our attitude otherwise history will not forgive us.

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Omar

Jun 03, 2015 03:46am

This is a national project that will pay dividends and bring the entire region prosperity. Looking forward to seeing the benefits of this project in the long term. Keep up the good work!

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Niju

Jun 03, 2015 05:01am

A Chinese corridor in Pakistan....has Pakistanis looked towards all pros and cons with this project...

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iTellYou

Jun 03, 2015 08:00am

@Niju Correction: GB is not part of Pakistan but belongs to Kashmir. Kashmir is an integral part of India. India is using the same logic that China uses against India for any construction in Arunachal Pradesh. There is a bigger game going on!!!

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