69% of work on Islamabad-DI Khan Motorway under CPEC is complete

The ongoing development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are being completed on a fast track. Chairman CPEC authority Gen (Ret) Asim Saleem Bajwa has informed around 69% of work on the Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway is completed. The four-lane motorway, an important part of CPEC western alignment, would shorten the travel distance between Islamabad and Dera Ismail Khan from five hours to just two-and-a-half hours.