RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: Chairman, Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Khawaja Arif Kapoor has demanded of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to provide a level playing field for local industrialists and traders in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project .

He said providing investment opportunities and duty-free facility to Chinese investors is a welcome move. He emphasized the need for providing similar facilities to local investors.

He said after completion of CPEC project, imports and exports will increase manifold besides ensuring the availability of raw material for production activities by local industries. He said this project will bring economic prosperity to Pakistan, adding that the economic corridor and other such projects will pave way for the economic growth of the country.