{"id":102444,"date":"2025-06-05T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102444"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:08:23","slug":"cpec-2-0-aligned-with-uraan-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cpec-2-0-aligned-with-uraan-vision.html","title":{"rendered":"CPEC 2.0 aligned with URAAN vision to transform economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal chaired a high-level review meeting on Friday to finalize Pakistan\u2019s preparations for the upcoming 14th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) session under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting, held in Islamabad, brought together key stakeholders from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Science &amp; Technology, Maritime Affairs, Railways, Interior, and Communications, along with conveners of various CPEC Joint Working Groups (JWGs). The participants reviewed progress on ongoing initiatives and identified priority deliverables for CPEC\u2019s next phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahsan Iqbal underscored that CPEC 2.0 is now fully integrated into the URAAN Pakistan framework, a national transformation agenda aimed at turning Pakistan into a USD 3 trillion economy by 2047. He said the five pillars of URAAN\u2014Exports, E-Pakistan, Environment, Energy, and Equity\u2014are strategically aligned with CPEC\u2019s goals for industrialization, connectivity, science &amp; technology, and sustainable development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-eyes-blue-economy-surge-with-new-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan eyes blue economy surge with new policy plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister emphasized the need for rigorous implementation of CPEC\u2019s long-term roadmap, directing all ministries to ensure their projects reflect sectoral priorities with measurable outcomes. He asked the Board of Investment to launch immediate outreach to 20\u201325 top Chinese industrial zones to encourage relocation of experienced companies to Pakistan\u2019s Special Economic Zones (SEZs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a push for technology-led export growth, Iqbal directed the Ministry of Science &amp; Technology to examine China\u2019s progress in emerging fields and develop a national innovation plan. This includes identifying ten high-potential export products for targeted research and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting Gwadar\u2019s strategic role in the blue economy, the minister called for fast-tracked development in fisheries, coastal tourism, and marine industries. He urged stronger collaboration with both Pakistani and Chinese businesses to unlock Gwadar\u2019s potential as a regional trade hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To broaden CPEC\u2019s scope, Ahsan Iqbal instructed the concerned departments to finalize a proposal allowing third-party participation in infrastructure and development projects, to be tabled at the 14th JCC meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iqbal reiterated that private sector partnerships between Chinese and Pakistani firms will be crucial to the success of CPEC 2.0. He said a robust business-to-business ecosystem will accelerate technology transfer, job creation, and industrial expansion across sectors such as logistics, energy, manufacturing, agriculture, and ICT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-launches-state-owned-bitcoin-wallet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pak enters digital frontier with state-owned Bitcoin wallet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concluding the meeting, the minister called for unified, results-driven efforts across all government bodies to ensure the upcoming JCC session delivers tangible progress. He described CPEC 2.0 as a cornerstone of Pakistan\u2019s economic modernization and a key driver of regional integration and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal chaired a high-level review meeting on Friday to finalize Pakistan\u2019s preparations for the upcoming 14th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) session under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The meeting, held in Islamabad, brought together key stakeholders from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Science &amp; Technology, Maritime Affairs, Railways, Interior, and Communications, along with conveners of various CPEC Joint Working Groups (JWGs). The participants reviewed progress on ongoing initiatives and identified priority deliverables for CPEC\u2019s next phase. Ahsan Iqbal underscored that CPEC 2.0 is now fully integrated into the URAAN Pakistan framework, a national transformation agenda aimed at turning Pakistan into a USD 3 trillion economy by 2047. He said the five pillars of URAAN\u2014Exports, E-Pakistan, Environment, Energy, and Equity\u2014are strategically aligned with CPEC\u2019s goals for industrialization, connectivity, science &amp; technology, and sustainable development Read: Pakistan eyes blue economy surge with new policy plan The minister emphasized the need for rigorous implementation of CPEC\u2019s long-term roadmap, directing all ministries to ensure their projects reflect sectoral priorities with measurable outcomes. He asked the Board of Investment to launch immediate outreach to 20\u201325 top Chinese industrial zones to encourage relocation of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":64102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[5109,65092,64755,2414,61960,65093,61959,1514,65094,7199,61359],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-ahsan-iqbal","9":"tag-b2b-cooperation","10":"tag-blue-economy","11":"tag-china-pakistan-economic-corridor","12":"tag-cpec-2-0","13":"tag-economic-transformation","14":"tag-export-led-growth","15":"tag-gwadar","16":"tag-jcc-meeting","17":"tag-sezs","18":"tag-uraan-pakistan","19":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CPEC 2.0 aligned with URAAN vision - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The minister emphasized the need for rigorous implementation of CPEC\u2019s long-term roadmap, directing all ministries to ensure their projects...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cpec-2-0-aligned-with-uraan-vision.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CPEC 2.0 aligned with URAAN vision - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The minister emphasized the need for rigorous implementation of CPEC\u2019s long-term roadmap, directing all ministries to ensure their projects...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cpec-2-0-aligned-with-uraan-vision.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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