Foreign investment of billions of dollars came under CPEC: Planning Minister

Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that foreign investment of billions of dollars came under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

He mentioned that numerous projects of socio-economic development were launched under the CPEC.

He expressed the government’s resolve for a turnaround of the national economy as it had done in 2013.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Inclusive Digital Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’s Knowledge Hub, the government was trying to improve the economic situation of the country.

The minister maintained that Pakistan had to face the worst climate change impacts last year when torrential rains and disastrous floods hit most parts affecting more than 3 million people.

“The country is paying a huge price for the global emissions despite the minimum share of less than one percent,” he added.

Ahsan Iqbal underscored that the world should now demonstrate responsible behaviour to save natural resources for future generations.

For this purpose, he said, the United Nations approved SDGs for various sectors, which were mainly aimed at providing good quality of life to people across the globe.

Iqbal emphasized that even before the SDGs’ adoption by the UN, he said, Pakistan had already approved its National Development Goals under the Vision 2025 in 2014 in which all those goals (SDGs) were included.