Islamic University Islamabad to hold a conference on CPEC

The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)’s an autonomous affiliate, Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD) is holding a two-day international conference on “Pak-China Economic Corridor and Formation of Different Narratives.” This conference will be attended by eminent national and international experts of economics, sociology, and mass media, and discuss various aspects of CPEC’s regional and global impact.

.ISLAMABAD: The Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD), an autonomous affiliate of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) is organizing a two-day international conference on “Pak-China Economic Corridor and Formation of Different Narratives” at Quaid-e-Azam Auditorium, Faisal Masjid Campus.

The conference will be attended by eminent national and international experts of economics, sociology, and mass media. In different sessions of the conference, these experts will discuss various aspects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) regional and global impact.

Explaining the aims and objectives of the conference, IRD Executive Director Dr. Hassan Al-Amin said that CPEC is an important project aimed at extending the western part of China to the southern Arabian Sea.

Many sub-projects of energy, infrastructure, railways, and other industries are being implemented and CPEC has entered into its second phase, he added.

Dr. Hassan said that many narratives were circulating about CPEC in Pakistan, in the region, and globally including China; Pakistan’s official narrative, political narrative, the narrative of less developed regions, and the narrative of socio-economic experts.

The official shared that for the organization of the conference, the IRD requested articles last year, in response to which economists from all over the world – teachers, and researchers of national and international universities – submitted research papers.

The articles were thoroughly reviewed and selected experts were invited to present their papers.