Karachi, Sindh

The Consul General of China Mr. Yang Yundong said on Monday that revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) was a priority project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and it would be approved shortly.

The Chinese envoy said this during a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at Chief Minister’s House in Karachi.

The Chief Minister and Consul General of China Mr. Yang Yundong discussed CPEC projects, the Karachi Circular Railway, and agriculture.

The Chief Minister said that with revival of the KCR, the transport issue would be resolved in this megalopolis city.

Shah said that during the last tenure of President Asif Ali Zardari various projects of agriculture were discussed and MoUs were signed. “Now, the time has come to implement agriculture projects under which scientific methods of agriculture would be adopted to improve the yields of the crops.”

Meanwhile, the chief minister and Consul General of Japan Mr. Hattori Masaru discussed investment in different sectors, including electronics and automobiles. In their meeting, it was decided that a meeting between the Sindh Investment Department and the Consulate’s top officers would be organized shortly to select the sectors for investment.

The Consul General of Turkey Mr. Cemal Sangu also met the Chief Minister. The Turkish envy said that they wanted to expand their education system in the rural areas. Currently, the Turkish schools are operating in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas regions of Sindh.

The Chief Minister said that he would hold a meeting of the education minister with the Consul General to discuss establishing Turkish schools in rural areas.

Shah said that President Asif Zardari was interested in establishing Sufi University at Bhit Shah. “Turkey has a strong Sufi culture, and Turkish scholars could help to establish Sufi universities.” At this, the Consul General assured that he would arrange a delegation of Sufi scholars to visit Sindh and discuss modalities of the Sufi university to mature the university project.

The Russian Consul General, Mr. Andrey Fedorov also called on the Chief Minister and discussed matters of mutual interest.

The envoys congratulated Murad Shah on his election as Sindh Chief Minister for the third time and wished him all success. Apart from discussing matters of mutual interest, they discussed investment and exchange of trade delegation to promote trade and commerce.

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Published under International Cooperation with "Sindh Courier"