ISTANBUL: Addressing a joint press stakeout along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif suggested that Turkiye should join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to bring about regional prosperity, alleviate poverty and empower the people through better education and health facilities. He also said Pakistan had been experiencing the benefits of the CPEC under the Belt and Road Initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.