Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s participation in the ceremony of Chashma 5
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the 1200 MW nuclear power plant agreement is another milestone, this agreement will promote Pakistan-China economic relations.
Addressing the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding for the construction of Chashma 5 nuclear power plant, the Prime Minister said that despite the difficult economic conditions, Pakistan is committed to economic recovery, the investment of 4.8 billion dollars by China is a positive step, this agreement. It is a sign of confidence of Chinese investors and companies in Pakistan. Shahbaz Sharif said that China helped us when the IMF agreement was delayed. I congratulate the people of Pakistan. He said that the 1200 MW nuclear power plant agreement is another milestone, this agreement will promote Pakistan-China economic relations, Chashma 5 nuclear power plant has a capacity of 1200 MW.
The Prime Minister said that the total cost of the project is 400 billion dollars, the previous government put the project in cold storage, the Chinese company has given a discount of 30 billion rupees in the Chasma 5 project. He said that he is grateful to the current military leadership of Pakistan for taking interest in the project. China and Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of Chashma 5 nuclear power plant. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif attended the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding, Federal Ministers Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal and Khurram Dastgir were also present in the ceremony. It should be noted that Chashma 3 was inaugurated in December 2016 and Chashma 4 was inaugurated in September 2017.
Editor: Raja Kamran