国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Pakistan set for economic jumpstart under second phase of CPEC
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inception">inception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span> (<span word="CPEC">CPEC</span>), <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="trajectory">trajectory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="uplift">uplift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relocating">relocating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="even">even</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dilapidated">dilapidated</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="Product">Product</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upgradation">upgradation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="railways">railways</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>, <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p><span word="Yasir">Yasir</span> <span word="Masood">Masood</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="publications">publications</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPEC">CPEC</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Excellence">Excellence</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamabad">Islamabad</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span>, <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contours">contours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="access">access</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="multiparty">multiparty</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p>
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