The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a framework for regional connectivity between China and Pakistan. CPEC will benefit not only China and Pakistan but also Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asian countries, and the broader region by fostering peace, development, and win-win cooperation. CPEC involves energy, infrastructure, and industrial cooperation projects to be implemented from 2014 to 2030. It aims to cultivate markets from 2020-2025, expand development from 2025-2030, and achieve maturity after 2030. CPEC will help address Pakistan's energy and infrastructure needs while boosting economic growth, development and regional integration.

1. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

2. WHAT IS CPEC?
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional
connectivity. CPEC will not only benefit China and Pakistan but will
have positive impact on Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asian Republic,
and the region.
It founded peace, development, and win-win model for all of them.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is hope of better region of the
future with peace, development and growth of economy.
IMPORTANCE

3. Sequence of talk
① CPEC
② Census 1951-2017
③ City Competitiveness
④ Leveraging Karachi, Way Forward !!!

4. CPEC Cooperation Fields
China Pakistan Economic Corridor Long Term
Plan :
Timeframe 2014 – 2030
Components:
I. Energy (Coal, Hydel, Wind, Solar, LNG , Transmission)
II. Infrastructure (Road, Rail, Aviation, Data connectivity)
III. Gwadar Port (Socio-economic development)
IV. Industrial Cooperation (Gwadar Free Zone and other
industrial parks to be finalized)
Framework:
Joint Cooperation Committee supported by 5 Joint Working
Groups is steering the program.

5. 1st Target（2020）: Period of market
cultivation. To develop commercial
logistics and other industries with local
resources.
2nd Target （ 2025 ） : Period of
expansion and development.
Processing and manufacturing
industries will be developed.
3rd Target（2030）: Period of Maturity.
Enlarge the scale and scope of Free
Zone.
Development Targets

6. Industrial Cooperation under CPEC
Province/Unit 9 Location for Industrial Zone (6th JCC)
KPK Rashakai Economic Zone
Sindh Dhabeji
Balochistan Bostan Industrial Zone
Punjab M-2 Sheikhupura
North Area Moqpondass, Gilgit Baltistan SEZ
Federal Area ICT Model Industrial Zone & PSM-Port Qasim
FATA Mohmand Marble City
AJK Bhimbar Industrial Zone

7. Electronics,
Light Engineering,
Chemicals,
Automobiles
etc.
Textiles
Mines
&
Minerals
Energy Sector
(Oil & Gas
Exploration)
Construction
Agriculture,
Food processing
7
Opportunities

8. Connectivity and Wider Economic Benefits
Economic Corridor
Transport Corridor
8

9. Population of Pakistan (in millions)
33.7
42.9
65.3
84.3
108.3
132.4
170.1
207.8
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991* 1998 2010* 2017
*= estimated to fill the gap

10. Population by Residence
Census (1951-2017)
82.3 77.5 74.6 71.7 67.5 63.6
17.7 22.5 25.4 28.3 32.5 36.4
1951 1961 1972 1981 1998 2017
Urban
Rural

11. Top cities of Pakistan
(Census 1951-2017)
City
Rank
1951 1961 1972 1981 1998 2017
1 Karachi Karachi Karachi Karachi Karachi Karachi
2 Lahore Lahore Lahore Lahore Lahore Lahore
3 Hyderabad Hyderabad Faisalabad Faisalabad Faisalabad Faisalabad
4 Rawalpindi Lyallpur Hyderabad Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi
5 Multan Multan Rawalpindi Hyderabad Multan Gujranwala
6 Lyallpur Rawalpindi Multan Multan Hyderabad Peshawar
7 Sialkot Peshawar Gujranwala Gujranwala Gujranwala Multan
8 Peshawar Gujranwala Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar Hyderabad
9 Gujranwala Sialkot Sialkot Sialkot Quetta Islamabad
10 Quetta Sargodha Sargodha Sargodha Islamabad Quetta

12. Population of Pakistan,
(Future Projections 2051 based on Census 2017)
33.7
42.9
65.3
84.3
108.3
132.4
170.1
207.8
264.2
326.3
391.5
416.2
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
400.0
450.0
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991* 1998 2010* 2017 2027 2037 2047 2051
In
Millions

13. Population of Pakistan,
(Future Projections 2051 based on Census 2017)
33.7
42.9
65.3
84.3
108.3
132.4
170.1
207.8
264.2
326.3
391.5
416.2
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
400.0
450.0
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991* 1998 2010* 2017 2027 2037 2047 2051
In
Millions
* In next 30 years population will be doubled,
Pakistan 14th largest in 1951, 7th in 1990, 6th in
2017,
** and remain 6th till 2050 (Thanks to Nigeria)

14. Poverty- Cost of Basic Need (Headcount)
1998-99 2001-02 2004-05 2005-06 2007-08 2010-11 2011-12 2013-14
National 57.9 64.3 51.7 50.4 44.1 36.8 36.3 29.5
Urban 44.5 50 37.3 36.6 32.7 26.2 22.8 18.2
Rural 63.4 70.2 58.4 57.4 49.7 42.1 43.1 35.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
%
Population

15. GDP Growth Trend (%)
3.8 3.7
4.1
4.1
4.5
5.3
6.0
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
(Target)
Data Source: PBS & Planning Commission

16. Emerging Middle Class
16
Poverty levels
have declined
Middle Class is
Emerging
( 80 Million )
Consumer Market
is growing

17. Housing Units - Shortage
① Population growth, the continuing trend toward
urbanization, and rising incomes are all fueling
the increasing demand for housing.
① There is 10 Million Housing Units shortage, i.e.
further accumulating by 0.34 million units every year !!
① Formal financial sector caters only up to 2 % of all
housing transactions, the lowest ratio in the region
(10-12% is catered by Informal Sector)

18. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Dubai
Shanghai
Shanghain
Seoul
Mumbai
New York
Karachi
Lahore
40
13.5
16.6
17.7
13
23.1
19.2
21
Consumer Expenditure on Housing
(% of Total Household Expenditure)

19. How to cater the needs of society?
• Horizontal growth is untenable, going vertical
is the suitable option;
 Economies of Scale
 Affordability
 Short Commuting
 Facilitate Social Mobility
• Making cities competitive - developing civic
infrastructure compatible with Environment .
• Coherent town planning with a Master Plan
for City’s Development. (water, sewage, gas, electricity,
firefighting, parking, Transport nods and pedestrian-friendly)

20. Cities as engine of economic
growth - Better Urban Policy
• Density : Double edge
– agglomeration economies; The benefits of
spatial concentration include the reduction of
transport costs for goods, people, and ideas.
– spatial proximity; For millennia, cities have
had to deal with the negative consequences
of density, which include contagious disease,
crime, and congestion.

21. Competitive Cities Look Like
• Accelerated economic growth. The top 10 percent of cities
achieved 13.5 percent annual gross domestic product (GDP) per
capita growth, compared with 4.7 percent in an average city;
• Outstanding job growth. The top 10 percent of cities achieved 9.2
percent annual jobs growth, compared with 1.9 percent in the
remaining 90 percent.
• Increased incomes and productivity. The top 10 percent of cities
increased the average disposable income of their households by 9.8
percent annually.
• Magnets for foreign direct investment (FDI). The top 5 percent of
cities obtained as much FDI as the bottom 95 percent of cities
combined.

22. Leveraging Karachi Way Forward !!!
① Finding the new land;
a) Damaging Agriculture
b) Deforestation
② Karachi have to remove the barriers;
a) Regulations promoting rent-seeking
b) Over-restrictive building codes
c) Zoning laws
d) Incentivizing efficiency and innovation (an inclusive approach)
③ The construction industry needs to evolve;
a) Opaque marketplace (Informality and corruption)
b) Poor project management and design processes,
c) A lack of investment in technology, R&D, and workforce skills
Intensified / Efficient
urban land use

23. 4) Governments, (K. City) and Construction
Industry urgently need to collaborate for improving
the residents’ quality of life and ensure that
housing shortages do not become a drag on
economic growth.
5) Optimal degree of federalism/provincialism to
carve appropriate policies, and the use of
engineering and economics approaches to
reducing the negative consequences of density.
Leveraging Karachi Way Forward !!!

24. THANK YOU