ISLAMABAD: Busi­nes­smen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Cha­­m­­bers of Commerce and In­­dustry (FPCCI) has dema­n­ded the government for equal opportunities to Pakis­­­­tanis in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

Chairman BMP Mian An­­jum Nisar said the government needs to provide equal facilities to the local business community, as are given to the Chinese investors.

“The government should put in place a framework to ensure 100 per cent utilisation of the local industry, if we want to benefit from the corridor initiative we have to give our companies their due share in the projects,” chairman BMP said in a statement.

He said the CPEC would usher in a new era of development and growth for the region, but cautioned that it could only be possible if our local industry reaped equal benefits primarily through job creation and boosting exports.

Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2017