Chairman CPEC Authority Asim Saleem Bajwa has said the government has approved establishment of eighteen border markets to formalize trade with neighboring countries and check smuggling.

In a tweet on Tuesday, he said under a pilot project, two border markets will be established in Balochistan and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said this will transform the local economies.

Asim Saleem Bajwa said the focus of Prime Minister Imran Khan is on the neglected areas.

Integrate Remote areas:PM emphasised focus on earlier neglected areas.Out of approved 18, 3 border markets approved as pilot project;Mand&Gabd in Balochistan&ShaheedanoDan in KP,Will transform local economies,check smuggling&formalise trade with neighbours #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/24NqPJ8Uyg

— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) September 22, 2020