Islamabad, February 03, 2022 (PPI-OT):50th meeting (in-camera) of the Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was held today at 02:30 p.m. in Constitution Room, Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sher Ali Arbab, MNA.
The Committee was briefed by the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Secretary, M/o Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Additional Secretary, Home Department (Punjab), Additional Secretary, Home Department (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa), Commandant, Special Protection Unit, Punjab Police and Commandant, Special Combat Unit, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police regarding single point agenda on the security of CPEC.
At the outset, the Committee appreciated the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan Army for the defense of Pakistan and offered Fateha for the martyred soldiers in recent attacks at Punjgur and Noshki. The Committee was comprehensively briefed by Representatives of Ministry of Defence on the concept of security, CPEC security challenges, initiatives taken by the government of Pakistan and category of CPEC projects and its link with security arrangements and law enforcement agencies at federal, provincial and regional levels.
Hon. Chairman while highlighting the lacunas in coordination at various levels amongst Ministries/Divisions responsible for the security of CPEC recommended that meeting of the Joint Working Group on Security of CPEC from Pakistan side be held regularly and its minutes be shared with the Committee. The Committee was of the view that most of the burden of security was being shouldered by the Pak Army. However, Police and other Stakeholders should also play their active role in dispensation of security mechanism.
The Committee also recommended to Ministry of Interior that Dashboard on security may be linked with provinces as soon as possible for bridging the gaps in the security regime of CPEC and ensure foolproof security to enhance the confidence of investors and overall security milieu in the country.
The meeting was attended by Mr. Noor Alam Khan, MNA, Mr. Umar Aslam Khan, MNA, Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak, MNA, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, MNA, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, MNA, Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi, MNA, Ms. Mehnaz Akber Aziz, MNA, Mr. Zahid Akram Durrani, MNA, Mr. Muhammad Aslam Bhootani, MNA, Senator Muhammad Tahir Bizinjo and Senator Khalida Ateeb.
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