China to pace work on Attabad Lake, KKH upgrading

ISLAMABAD – The  joint statement on comprehensive strategic cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan issued on Thursday said the two sides will make concerted efforts to continuously improve connectivity between China and Pakistan, accelerate work on the Attabad Lake blocking the Karakorum Highway (KKH), carry forward the project of the upgrading of the KKH and the national highway network post-flood rehabilitation project, and promote cooperation in building transport infrastructure. The two sides agree to jointly develop the Long-Term Plan for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on the basis of thorough study, so as to promote greater connectivity and further development of investment, trade and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan. Both sides decided to establish a joint working group under the National Reform Development Commission of China and the Planning Commission of Pakistan which will study relevant connectivity ventures. www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/24-May-2013/china-to-pace-work-on-attabad-lake-kkh-upgrading