CPEC to be completed at all costs: Interior Minister

Islamabad: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects would be completed at all costs.

Speaking to journalists here, the minister said no one can hinder the ongoing CPEC projects.

“Forty Chinese companies are working on the CPEC projects in Pakistan and a decision has been made to beef up their security. There are conspiracies against CPEC but all such designs will fail,” he said.

The interior minister also talked about the security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan. He said the Chinese citizens working on the CPEC projects will be provided security by the government.

Ahmed said the government will take additional measures to ensure security in Islamabad, adding the law enforcement agencies were working round the clock in the interior ministry.

On the regional situation, Ahmed said Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan as it was crucial for the prosperity of the entire region.

He said there was no burden of refugees on Pakistan after the Taliban takeover, adding all the trade routes with Afghanistan were operational. “The business activity has posted a 65 per cent growth,” he added.

The minister said he will ask the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to start the construction work on Margalla Road in Islamabad.