Khalid Mansoor replaces Asim Saleem Bajwa as chief of CPEC Authority

Mansoor, the new chief of the CPEC Authority has more than 32 years of experience in energy and petrochemical sectors in leading roles for mega-size projects' development,

The Pakistan government on Tuesday, August 4, 2021, as chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, in an effort to expedite the implementation of key infrastructure projects undertaken by Beijing in the country. Mansoor with over four decades of corporate experience replaced Mr. Bajwa, who was appointed in November 2019 after his retirement from the Pakistan Army A notification issued by the Prime Minister's Office said Khalid Mansoor has been appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs with immediate effect. The appointment will be in an honorary capacity, it added. ."I bow my head before Allah Almighty for giving me an opportunity to raise and steer the important institution of CPEC Authority as one window for all CPEC projects, charting the future direction," Mr. Bajwa, a former he said.