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ISLAMABAD (APP): The government is
planning to lay the cross border Optical Fibre Cable
(OFC) system at a cost of Rs 2.3 billion between
Pakistan and China for connectivity.
“In the PSDP 2016-17, Rs 2.3 billion have been
allocated by the government for construction of
Cross-Border OFC System between China and Pakistan for
international connectivity of voice/data traffic Special
Communications Organisation (SCO),” said an official of
Ministry of Information Technology while talking to APP.
Under CPEC projects, he said Rs 3 billion had
been designated for replacement of Global System for
Mobile communication (GSM) Network of AJK (SCO).
He said in the PSDP a sum of Rs 128.579 million
has been earmarked for laying of optical fiber connector
(OFC) to connect remote locations of AJK and Gilgit
Baltistan.
In new schemes, Rs 151 million had been earmarked
for Technology Parks Development project at Islamabad
Phase-I while Rs 50 million has been allocated for
provision of seamless GSM coverage along KKH for
proposed Gawadar- Kashighar Economic Corridor in Gilgit
Baltistan.