8. Gawadar Port will
save more than
11,000 Km
distance for fuel
shipments and
transportation
9. Functional Zones
• Southern Xinjiang
• Northern Pakistan
• Central Pakistan
• Western Pakistan
• Southern Pakistan
10. Priority Projects
• 21 projects in the energy sector
valuing US$ 33793 Million
• 4 projects in the transport
infrastructure sector valuing US$
9784 Million
• 8 projects for Gawadar valuing US$
792.62 Million
14. RELATIONSHIP WITH
NEIGHBORINGCOUNTRIES
AFGHANISTAN:
• Torkham border incident
• Threats to TAPI project
• India will support anti-Pakistan
policies in Afghanistan — with the
full support of Iran — to destabilize
CPEC at any cost
• Baloch separatists receive training
in camps in Afghanistan
established by India
15. RELATIONSWITH
NEIGHBORINGCOUNTRIES
IRAN:
• Desires to be a part of
CPEC
• CHAHBAHAR PORT
• IRAN-PAKISTAN
GASPIPELINE
• Both Iran and Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
are eminent and most
important countries in
the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) and Pakistan
wants harmony to
prevail
16. DOMESTIC FRICTIONS
• This mega project could face huge water shortage problem.
Desalination project in Kurawat,Gawadar intended to provide
2 million gallons of drinking water but provided only 0.3
gallons per day.
• ‘Western’ route, which is being pushed off to a lower priority
• geographic and political weight of Punjab, makes the centre
seem as partial to one province over the others
• Balochistan claims that government is not giving due share
while $25bn is being spent on chinese workers
• Orange-Line Train
• The major concerns of the KPK and Balochistan political
parties were on the establishment of the special economic
zones along the CPEC’s routes, especially the western route
17. OUT COMES
• CPEC would turn Pakistan into “a regional
manufacturing hub and lucrative market for
foreign direct investment (FDI).
• It sets to attract $150bn investment in
Pakistan.
• GDP to grow by 5.07% over next 08 years.