Recently, China-Pakistan cross-border cable project launch ceremony was held in the northern city of Gilgit in Pakistan. Two representatives of the Government of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese embassy Counsellor Zhao Lijian attended the launching ceremony. Sharif praised China-Pakistan tireless efforts during facilitating cross-border projects for Pakistan economic corridor has added new content, and it will promote the friendship between the peoples of China and Pakistan onto a new level, Pakistan also further develop economic cooperation.
The start of the cross-border fiber optic cable project is the first land cable transmission system work from Kashgar in China's Xinjiang to Pakistan Rawalpindi, including 820 km pipeline laying fiber optic cable, 9-intensive light multiplexing room and new equipment supply installation and commissioning services, the use of interest-free loans provided by China, is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.