Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the K-2 power project at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp) during his one-day visit to Karachi.
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Prime Minister Sharif said Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) was performing its assigned duty of keeping a close watch on the nuclear power plants in the country and ensuring safe operation of nuclear facilities, according to the worldwide standards.
Governor Sindh Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan and Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali shah welcomed Nawaz Sharif on his arrival.
Earlier, the PM inaugurated concrete pouring ceremony of the Nuclear Power Plant-II in Karachi.
The Prime Minister said improvement in security environment in Karachi is attracting investment.
Furthermore, the prime minister claimed that the terrorists’ capability to carry out attacks has ended; however, they are trying hard to keep their existence in the city by carrying out a few attacks.
Pakistan’s key ally China in April announced it would invest $46bn in infrastructure, energy and transport projects as part of an ambitious project dubbed the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Officially, the PM House stated that “matters relating to the internal security situation of the country were discussed in the meeting“.
“The construction of K-2 and K-3 power plants will further strengthen the steadfast friendship between the two nations”, said PM.
During the meeting, the military leadership gave its input on the subject of alleged Indian interference and emphasised that Pakistan must present its view point on core issues during the talks in a forceful manner.
The premier is also scheduled to meet the Parsi community at a hi tea hosted in his honour, after which he will depart for Islamabad.
Highly-placed sources confirmed that Pakistan will stress on laying out a counter-terrorism mechanism between the two countries during next week’s talks.
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Nawaz Sharif said interest rate in the country on Thursday is the lowest in forty years and inflation has dropped to 13 year low. While mentioning Karachi’s law and order situation, the premier reiterated that there has been a decrease in extortion, kidnappings and target killings.
