Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has inaugurated the E-35 Expressway, which cost some 327-million-US dollars. Our correspondent Danial Khan has more.

DANIAL KHAN HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN "Prime Minister Shahahid Khaqan Abbasi has inaugurated Burhan to Shah Maqsood section of the Hazara Motorway."

SHAHID KHAQAN ABBASI PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER "This project will help Pakistan-China friendship grow, not only in economic sense, but this is a project directly links Pakistan to China physically. I am very grateful to our Chinese friend for making this happen on time."

 DANIAL KHAN HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN "The 47-kilometer segment, which is an important section of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been completed in less than three years. This is the second Motorway project in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province after Peshawar-Islamabad motorway. The six-lane Hazara Motorway has a total length of 57 kilometers and it is being implemented in three packages. The remaining 12-kilomentre section would be opened for traffic by February next year. Experts say, it will benefit six million people of the northern areas and with the completion of the motorway, the people of the area would be able to play an active role in trade, tourism, industry and agricultural sectors that would ultimately boost the country's economy."

ZHANG ZHANFENG GENERAL MANAGER, GEZHOUBA GROUP CORPORATION, PAKISTAN BRANCH "The success of this motorway project benefits from our international and localization business strategy, and the close cooperation between CGGC and GRC. This is a prefect example of Pakistani and Chinese companies working together to create a win-win situation."

 DANIAL KHAN HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN "This motorway was a long standing demand of the people of Hazara and would also significantly reduce the travel time between Islamabad and Mansehra. The project is part of a wide network of highways, motorways and infrastructure development under the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Danial Khan, CGTN, Hyderabad."