Infrastructure Development | MCQs

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CPEC stands for China-Pakistan economic corridor

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China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a 3000 km framework of regional connection between China and Pakistan

Type of project------->Economic corridor

Location-------> Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir, China: Xinjiang

Established---->20 April 2015 

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Sialkot International Airport is the first privately owned public airport in Pakistan.

It was built by the business community of Sialkot by their own efforts.

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• The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launched in April 2015 with an initial value of $46 billion.
• It aims to enhance regional connectivity through investments in transportation, energy, and industrial development.
• It contributing to economic rationalization in a globalized world.

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This Motorway is a 3,000-km

It is the network of roads, railways, and oil and gas pipelines from Gwadar port to Kashgar city in northwestern China's

Gwadar is the port of origin and starting point for the CPEC.

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• The M-14 Motorway, also known as the Islamabad–Dera Ismail Khan Motorway or Hakla–Yarik Motorway.
• It is a four-lane north-south motorway in Pakistan.
• It spans 285 km (177 mi) and has been operational since January 5, 2022.
• The motorway features 11 interchanges, 36 bridges, 33 flyovers, and 119 underpasses.

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The Karakoram Highway being contrasted with the assistance of the Chines government was completed in 1979

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Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

The same Continues with the name China National Highway 314 (G314) in China

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The Sukkur-Multan Motorway is known as M5.

It is 392 km long.

It running from Multan in the north to Sukkur in the south.

Major cities along the M5 include: Jalalpur Pirwala, Shujaabād, and Pano Aqil.

The Sukkur Barrage, officially named Lloyd Barrage, is located in Sindh Province.

It built from 1923 to 1932 during the British Raj.

It was rehabilitated in November 2004. 

The barrage is approximately 2 km (1 mi) long.

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be fully operational by 2030.

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a series of energy and infrastructure projects, some of which connect China’s Xinjiang to Gwadar.

Initiated in mid-2013 and formally launched in April 20, 2015.

CPEC is generally described as a $46 billion package of Chinese aid.