What is CPEC western route?

The Western Alignment refers to the portions of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which are located in the Pakistani provinces of northwestern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

How many routes are there in CPEC?

The minister disclosed three routes of the economic corridor. According to him, the western route originating from Gwadar will pass through Turbat, Panjgur, Nag, Basima, Sorab, Qalat, Quetta, Qilla Saifullah and Zhob and reach Dera Ismail Khan before leading to Islamabad.

What is length of CPEC route?

The Western Alignment of CPEC is depicted by the red line. The 1,153-kilometer route will link the Brahma Bahtar Interchange of the M1 Motorway with the city of Gwadar in Balochistan province. The portion depicted by the orange line between Basima and Shahdadkot is sometimes regarded as part of the Western Alignment.

What is the eastern route of CPEC?

The CPEC eastern route will pass through Makran coastal highway, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, Lahore, Islamabad, Mansehra, Thakot, Raikot to Khunjarab while the CPEC western route will pass through Gwadar, Turbat, Bismah, Surab, Qalat, Quetta, Zhob, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Kohat, Peshawar and Islamabad onward.

What are economic zones in CPEC?

To speed up the construction process of the proposed SEZs, initially four prioritized zones under CPEC were short-listed for bilateral industrial cooperation: ICT Model Industrial Zone (Islamabad), Allama Iqbal Industrial City (Punjab), Rashakai Economic Zone (KP) and Dhabeji (Sindh).

What is the length of CPEC route?

Hakla – D.I Khan Motorway