CPEC will take bilateral trade and cooperation to the optimal level: SCCI chief

Peshawar: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Muhammad Ishaq has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will take bilateral trade and cooperation to the optimal level.

He stressed that CPEC is an important agreement between Pakistan and China that would multiply the bilateral trade and cooperation.

“Similarly, it will help the population of China and Pakistan to upgrade their lives by taking advantage of the project,” he maintained during his visit to China Window, a Chinese cultural and information center established in Peshawar.

He visited various galleries of the center and expressed deep interest, especially in the gallery related to CPEC.

Muhammad Ishaq signed the friendship wall and also recorded his comments in the guest book.

Speaking to the journalists, the SCCI President said the businessmen of the province have seen very difficult times, but if the provincial and Federal governments provide facilities, the business community of Peshawar and Khyber Palhtukhaw provincial would continue to play a positive role in the development of the country.

Muhammad Ishaq predicted that the CPEC would start a new era of development and prosperity in the country, adding the Chinese investors must prioritize investments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Peshawar.

“Peshawar is the gateway to Central Asia. The Rashakai Economic Zone not only would provide employment to the local people but also help Pakistan get valuable foreign exchange through exports,” he contended.

Muhammad Ishaq informed that a delegation of businessmen from Peshawar would soon meet Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong and invite him to visit the SCCI.

He also expressed his confidence that the China Window will play a positive and constructive role in strengthening the people-to-people contact between the two brotherly countries.