Terming it a “huge milestone”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking of the 1,200-megawatt Chashma-5 nuclear power plant in Mianwali on Friday.
Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and others, including Chinese officials, were also present.
Addressing the ceremony, the PM said that the Chashma-5 nuclear energy project is a “huge milestone, a huge success story and a wonderful symbol of cooperation between two great friends”.
“Detractors have been fabricating rumours that Pakistan would default on its sovereign payments, that its economy would be in shambles.
