Lahore - “It’s been a great honor to receive the award, which is not only an acknowledgement of my work but also that of the whole construction team. While I appreciate the recognition by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, I’m grateful to China Three Gorges Corporation for their cultivation and proud to be part of the team. I will continue my devotion to work and have better performance,” Asif Majeed said while receiving the medal of “Outstanding Pakistani Employee” of CPEC.
Asif, technical manager of the land acquisition and immigration department of Kohala Hydro-power project, has been working at the company for 4 years when he was granted the award.
“I feel proud and excited to have worked at CPEC projects as I can witness, right on the front-line, the changes and development of my hometown and my country brought about by these projects,” Asif noted, “the work I’m responsible for, land acquisition and immigration, is arduous and complicated, and when it comes to the site work it is even more challenging, but it’s also a crucial part of the whole project that lays the ground for following constructions. Besides, I have learned both technical skills and Chinese culture in this process while working with my Chinese colleagues who are wise and diligent, dedicated to work with professionalism.”
The Kohala Hydropower Project is built on the Jhelum River in AJK, northeast region of Pakistan. With a total investment of US $2.4 billion, It’s hitherto the largest privately-operated hydropower project in Pakistan funded by China. In 2014, it was listed as the “actively promote project” in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Under the Belt and Road Initiative, China Three Gorges Corporation has invested six projects in Pakistan, registering an amount of US $6 billion.
The year 2018 is memorable to Asif when he was assigned to the headquarters of China Three Gorges Corporation for a 15-day training on enterprise culture and technical skills. Asif told that when the Covid-19 broke out in Pakistan in February last year and the situation was severe, the Chinese government, China Three Gorges Corporation, and other Chinese organizations supported Pakistan. Arthur said China’s care and support for Pakistan have proven that China-Pakistan friendship is higher than mountains, deeper than the sea and sweeter than honey.
