Minister reaffirms BRI commitment at Hong Kong summit

Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has restated Pakistan's backing for the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a statement released on Thursday. He made the remarks while addressing the 11th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong.

The minister argued that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, is turning the nation into a regional centre for trade, investment and connectivity. He added that the corridor is reshaping the national economy through joint work on infrastructure, energy and industrialisation.

He pointed to growing rail and road connections with China, along with transit commerce deals involving Central Asian countries, as proof of this role. According to the statement, he said Pakistan is becoming a connecting country across the western, central and eastern regions of Asia.