ISLAMABAD (PEN) : The 2024-25 budget plan focuses on launching the second phase of CPEC, emphasizing industrial cooperation, agriculture modernization, socioeconomic development, and scientific collaboration. Key projects include the ML-1 infrastructure project, priority development of four special economic zones, and an action plan to boost agriculture productivity. Science and technology cooperation will be enhanced through joint labs and technology transfer. Seventeen fast-track socioeconomic projects will be implemented, with further security measures and tourism promotion initiatives. Future energy and petroleum projects are also planned, with the next CPEC joint cooperation committee meeting set for FY25.
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