Pak parliamentary committee passes CPEC Authority Bill

A parliamentary committee has cleared with majority vote the “China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020” which was blocked by the Opposition members during the last meeting, a media report said on Wednesday.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning and Development presided over by ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Junaid Akbar took up the government bill on Tuesday. After a detailed discussion, the committee agreed to decide the fate of the bill through voting.

The Opposition members said their objections over the creation of the CPEC Authority (CPECA) had not been addressed and the creation of a new authority would affect CPEC projects instead of expediting them.