ISLAMABAD - Chairman China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said Sunday that the work on the 103-kilometer Nokundi-Mashkhel road had started that would improve access to Iran. In a tweet, Asim Bajwa informed that detailed design of Mashkhel-Panjgur Road (200 km) was also in process. He said the entire remote region of Balochistan would be opened by connecting N-40 with N-85 and M-8 (Western Route of CPEC)-linking Chagai-Nokundi Sector with Gwadar. The Chairman said Gwadar port was becoming hub of economic activities under the mega project of CPEC. Meanwhile an official of CPEC Authority said that the development of roads in South Balochistan was key priority of the government to improve connectivity of Gwadar with North. He informed that about 60 percent construction work of Basima-Khuzdar road had been completed while construction of Hoshab Awaran road had also been started. “Prime Minister’s vision of uplifting remote areas especially South Balochistan is being realized,” he added. The 146 kilometers Hoshab-Awaran project is an integral part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Central Alignment which connects Gwader Port with the Sindh Province.