LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Chinese investment would create new employment opportunities for low-income people. “The investment in construction of low-cost houses will help provide cheap residential facilities to the people with limited resources,” he added. He said this while talking to a delegation of Chinese investors led by Ren Zhineng at the Chief Minister’s House. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the project of construction of houses for low-income families in Lahore, Faisalabad and Sialkot. The chief minister said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was playing a pivotal role for investment in the country, besides enhancing investment volume. He said a number of Chinese investors were benefiting from vast investment opportunities in Pakistan, especially in Punjab. He said the CPEC had opened new chapters of Pak-China friendship. Speaking on the occasion, Ren Zhineng applauded the services of Shahbaz Sharif for the development of Punjab.