Tehseen Majeed used to work hundreds of miles away from her home in Pakistan’s central city of Multan after completing her education, as she did not have any suitable job opportunity in her area at hometown.
“I was working in Islamabad and would see my mother after two or sometimes three months when I travelled back to Multan. Life in boarding was also not easy, but I had to live it, because there was not even a single job opportunity for me as a contact manager in my hometown until Chinese company set up its system in Multan to build Sukkur-Multan motorway,” the 27-year-old woman told Xinhua.
She is one of about 28,900 local employees who took part in the construction of the recently completed Sukkur-Multan motorway — a fraction of Peshawar to Karachi Motorway (PKM) project. The newly-built road is the largest infrastructure project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), constructor of the 392-km project, complete the motorway within a record period of 36 months, about two weeks ahead of schedule in extremely hot weather in centre Pakistan.
Over 90pc of the CSCEC’s employees are local Pakistanis. Majeed’s job is to maintain the road, for which she has to frequently visit the site in the scorching heat of 50 degrees Celsius.
However, she is happy to forgo her peaceful life working for the previous employer in Islamabad to opt for her current challenging job as the respect and appreciation she is getting for her job now makes her work harder as her Chinese colleagues.
The road, which sneaks through the heart of Multan to Sukkur and finally will connect with the country’s business hub Karachi, will unfold immense business opportunities for the country’s centre area by enabling local farmers to send commodities within the country and to the outside world.
Multan is rich in mangoes, which is fondly called as king of fruits in South Asia. Multan-grown mangoes are unique in its taste, with some varieties available only in the region. Apart from that, sugarcane, cotton, wheat, and a variety of vegetables are also grown in the area.
With the newly constructed motorway, which has shrunk the distance by almost half travelling from Multan to Sukkur, the district’s connectivity with other parts of the country will be enhanced, enabling it to transport local commodities in a timely manner.
Makers of Multan’s hand-embroidered clothes and hand-painted pottery, earthenware and camel-ware will also get benefit from the road network with a cheaper transportation cost.
The motorway has also equipped local people with modern skills besides giving them knowledge and experience to use modern machinery. Many local farmers are now skilled labourers with the help of the Chinese engineers working on the project.
In Pakistan , women should be given more value as they are surviving at workplaces with lots of discouragement from their male office collogues.hats off to her ..
when this motorway is going to open for public ? I attended once CDA arbitration vs contractor arbitration with her is Islamabad . she is very thorough in fidic contracts and arbitration protocol.
Good article.
at least humain pata chal pa raha hai project progress ka .. construction industry main kaam karnay wali larkion kay liay misaal
good sharing
her work on academia is worth reading . it is with regard to fidic conditions of contracts for various forms ..
Tehseen Majeed, she is the great inspiration for all women in pakistan,
You are one of the intellectual & most reliable employee & crucial role in our company success..
Mam! Keep up the great work,
The pride you take in your work is truly inspiring…
God Bless you..
is motorway open yet ?
Cpec routes are fruitful for the boost of trade. Fuel consumption on shall be reduced which is the main problem. It is very appreciated that Tehseen is working here. She sure has been role model for other women in contract administration.
How the local industry shall flourish if govt is not taking any measures to boost it. That ia good to know about a female. all should rrally encourage nd support women at workplace
She is a dedicated professional as I know her and it is fully reflected in her story. Her story is much more than she has written. I wish her all success in her career.
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she is good
m5 is open .She is role model for others working in construction industry