Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has applauded China's commitment to the realisation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship programme developed under Beijing's One Belt-One Road initiative.
Describing Pakistan and China as 'iron brothers', Sharif said the relation between two nations have achieved a higher level of all -weather cooperative strategic partnership, reports Radio Pakistan.
He said China's progress in last three decades has been a model for other developing countries.
The Prime Minister's remarks come days after his government approved three new three new road infrastructure projects of the CPEC.
Built at a cost of USD one billion, CPEC's aim is to complete the missing links to connect the Gwadar port with China's Kashgar city.
CPEC is a collection of infrastructure projects currently under construction throughout Pakistan.
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