What is the role of Pakistan in the future route?
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The CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) future route plan is 3,218 km lengthy route that will be embodied by highways, railways and pipelines.
CPEC is a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan. CPEC is intended to rapidly modernize Pakistani infrastructure and strengthen its economy by the construction of modern transportation networks, numerous energy projects, and special economic zones.
Modern transportation networks built under CPEC will link seaports in Gwadar and Karachi with northern Pakistan, as well as points further north in western China and Central Asia. A 1,100-kilometre long motorway will be built between the cities of Karachi and Lahore as part of CPEC, while the Karakoram Highway between Rawalpindi and the Chinese border will be completely reconstructed. The Karachi–Peshawar main railway line will also be upgraded to allow for train travel at up to 160 km per hour by December 2019. Pakistan's railway network will also be extended to eventually connect to China's Southern Xinjiang Railway in Kashgar.
The new rail, sea freight will cut logistics cost, including that of transport, by 50 percent and also save time.
Pakistan has a greater role to play if the proposed future route has to be succesfull
The future route has brought together china and pakistan and will see opening up of pakistan to the reat of the world.
Pakistan and china are the financiers of the project