ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (NNN-APP) – The expressway section of the Karakorum Highway (KKH) project, phase two, was inaugurated in Havelian, in north-western Pakistan, marking another step forward to complete the early harvest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said, the expressway is part of CPEC, which is not a name of a road, but a way of Pakistan’s development, and will play an important role in his country’s rise and development.
The prime minister said, under CPEC, Pakistan will get assistance from China in technical education, agricultural technologies and development of Gwadar port, and all of these will contribute to the country’s economic growth.
The inaugurated expressway section from Havelian to Mansehra, is 40 km with four lanes. The rest 80-km secondary roads, under the KKH phase two project is expected to be completed in Feb, 2020.– NNN-APP
