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The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a project of China's Belt and RoadInitiative (BRI), is being seen as a game changer for Pakistan that will connect china's south-western region Xinxiang, Tibet and Qinghai with Pakistan's southern part particularly Gwadar. This project will brings economic development and prosperity for whole south Asia. CPEC is a ready-made solution to Pakistan's many economic troubles. this economic corridor will run about 2700km from Gwadar to Kashgar By CPEC Pakistan will develop Gwadar port, link it to Karachi and Lahore through motorways and through karakaram highway to Kashgar in south-western china. CPEC is a joint project of Pakistan and Chinese government agreed to finance through Chinese investments utilizing investment loans largely by Chinese institutions. Pakistan will also invest 15 billion dollars on its own in the process. Through this Pakistan's trade will increase, transportation will become more efficient, constructing energy projects to improve its energy situation This mega project will enhance regional connectivity, develop infrastructure and easy way to contact people to people in both countries

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Application of fertilizer at the right time is necessary for profitable yields. Phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) are important nutrients often found deficient in calcareous soils. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria may increase availability of P and Zn from such soils. A pot experiment was conducted to compare the basal and late applications of Zn and P with or without rhizobacteria inoculation for improving fodder yield of maize (Zea mays L.). The application times of Zn (5 mg kg -1 ) and P (30 mg kg -1 ) fertilizers to plants with or without rhizobacteria inoculation were (i) basal P + basal Zn, (ii) late P + basal Zn, (iii) basal P + late Zn, and (iv) late P + late Zn. Basal doses were applied at sowing and late applications were applied 30 days after. As compared to basal applications of both P and Zn, optimum fodder yields were achieved with basal P + late Zn without rhizobacteria inoculation, and with late P + basal Zn with rhizobacteria inoculation. Uptake of Zn and P, and root growth were also influenced by rhizobacteria inoculation and time of fertilizer application. This might relate with nutrient-nutrient and nutrientinoculum interactions for a particular soil-crop combination. Therefore, the nutrients under consideration and rhizobacteria inoculation determines the right time of fertilizer application in maize.

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