ISLAMABAD – The third China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum will be held in Islamabad on Monday, according to Radio Pakistan.
The event will focus on promoting information and cultural corridor through the media to support and supplement CPEC.
Earlier this week, CPEC Media Forum President Hafiz Tahir Khalil told journalists that there would be four sessions in the upcoming moot going to be held in Islamabad in which 10 journalists from China would be participating in it.
In inaugural session, Federal Minister for Ports & Shipping Mir Hasil Bazenjo, Chairman CPEC Parliamentary Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, China’s Ambassador in Pakistan and CEO China Economic Net would address for throwing light on the importance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In first working session, experts will discuss cultural linkages in the context of CPEC. Different experts including CEO Dawn Group Hameed Haroon, Chinese professor and Hasan Daud Deputy Project Director CPEC at Planning Commission will deliver speeches on different aspects of CPEC.
In the second working session, Sarmad Ali of Jang Group, Shahid Rasheed Executive Director Center of Excellence of Pak China Center at PIDE, President CPEC Media Forum Hafiz Tahir Khalil, Editor People’s Daily China and Asif Salauddin CEO INP News Agency will deliver speeches on issues related to CPEC.
In the final session, recommendations of the Media moot will be presented for endorsements from the participants.
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now worth $62 billion.
