Face Relentless Natural Disasters Together, Show the Friendship between China and Pakistan

Affected by days of heavy rain since April, 2016, North Pakistan suffered from natural disasters, such as serious flood, debris flow, snow slide and collapse. As a result, dozens of houses collapse and dozens of people lost their lives. Since April 2, KKH Project which has been handed over and several local branches were thoroughly cut off, so the supply of main daily necessities such as vegetables, fuel oil and gas was blocked and the daily life of local people was seriously affected. In addition, the opening of Khunjerab Pass which was to be opened on April 1 had to be delayed, and the economic and trade contacts between China and Pakistan were also interrupted.

Clear the snow slide

Clear the falling rocks

Although KKH Project has been handed over to the National Highway Authority of Pakistan, in order to open up China-Pakistan Economic and Trade Corridor and restore the normal production and living order of North Pakistan as soon as possible, Pakistan Office KKH Project General Manager Department immediately organized several loaders and excavators to throw themselves into the rescue and relief work and road smoothening work together with Frontier Works Organization of Pakistan (FWO). After over 20 days’ continuous fighting, up to May 3, KKH had been open to traffic and the daily life of local people has been restored. At the same time, Khunjerab Pass at the border of China and Pakistan was opened smoothly after its opening was delayed for over one month, and the bilateral economic and trade contacts were also restored.

Certificate of appreciation from the local government

Pakistan Office KKH Project General Manager Department came forward courageously in this relief and rescue work and opened the life passage to the outside world with people of Pakistan, showing the friendship between China and Pakistan. This rescue and relief work was highly praised by Governor of North Pakistan and commissioner of Hunza and also won the appreciation and good praise of local people. With such practical action, Pakistan Office KKH Project General Manager Department practiced the enterprise spirit -“Build roads and bridges, make contributions to the society, put employees in the first place, strive for excellence”, constantly enhanced the brand influence of CRBC and pushed the friendship between China and Pakistan to a new high.