The expansion project of China-Pakistan Gwadar Faqeer Middle School has been successfully completed and handed over to Pakistan’s education department, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday. Supervised by Gwadar Development Authority (GDA), the expansion project was funded by China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) and constructed by CCCC-FHDI Engineering Co Ltd, a large-scale design company in China. According to CFPD, the expansion work was never an easy one amid Covid-19 pandemic, the shortage of engineering materials, technologies and construction personnel and security risks striking at the same time. However, engineers from CCCC-FHDI Engineering made feasible plans and took measures to guarantee the quality and processing of the expansion project, and the construction was completed ahead of the schedule. Covering an area of 1,600 square meters, China-Pakistan Gwadar Faqeer Middle School is equipped with two teaching buildings and supporting facilities after the expansion. It will not only fulfill local kids’ educational aspirations but also strengthen the China-Pakistan friendship. The school is part of Chinese funded ventures with the aim of providing quality school system in area. Relevant parties had signed the agreement on the expansion project in September 2019, and laid the foundation and officially started construction last November. Being the only school built in the field of basic education under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, the project has been welcomed and supported by the governments, enterprises, individuals, medias from both countries.