Political leadership on same page over CPEC, PTI & JUI-F attend Pak-China Consultative Mechanism

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The third round of Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) of Political Parties on CPEC and Pakistan-China Political Parties Forum was held in Islamabad on Friday.

The event was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Minister of IDCPC Liu Jianchao and attended by the representatives of all major political parties of Pakistan.  

Both sides reaffirmed the salience of CPEC for Pakistan and China, pledged to make joint efforts for its up-gradation and for further strengthening Pakistan-China All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.

Addressing the meeting, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that extremist elements are trying to damage CPEC. “Unluckily the CPEC project remained a target of disinformation in the past,” he lamented.

Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani said that the CPEC has the status of backbone in the country’s economy. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that all would have to work on CPEC for betterment of the future.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that there was national consensus on the CPEC in Pakistan. PTI Senator Ali Zafar said that CPEC is an expression of the Pak-China Friendship.

PPP leader Hina Rabbani Khar said that all political parties are on the same page for CPEC. Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui from MQM, Senator Jan Muhammad Buledi from National Party, MNA Khalid Hussain Magsi from BAP, Munaza Hassan from IPP, Engineer Ihsanullah from ANP; Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed from PML-N, Afrasiab Khan Khattak from NDM and Asif Luqman Qazi from JI also spoke.