CPEC brings power, better life to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani surgeon Ali Haider did not worry about unstable power supply any more in his operation room at a Karachi hospital, though early summer temperature often soared to 40 degrees Celsius, driving demand for electricity high.

"The electricity shortage that Pakistan had been experiencing for some years has taken a toll on the economy, as well as affecting the life of each and every individual living in the country... Hospital work is actually affected and impacted drastically," he recalled.

Thanks to the ample electricity supply brought about by the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is known as CPEC, all medical equipment worked well, Haider said after performing a surgery at the Civil Karachi Hospital.