Sindh Tarakki Pasand Party supports CPEC
Islamabad: Chairman Sindh Tarakki Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi has said that he was supporting China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which would be beneficial for the economy of whole the country. He said this while addressing press conference held here on Friday. Federal government should share benefits of CPEC with people of Sindh as they could […]
Special troops to keep China-Pakistan corridor safe
Beijing: Islamabad is going to set up a special force of approximately 10,000 troops to protect Chinese people and enterprises along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a media report said on Friday. Visiting Pakistani diplomat Syed Tariq Fatemi on Wednesday revealed the establishment of the force in reply to Beijing`s security concerns over the increasing number […]
Building Gwadar The Right Way
In what has become a widely circulated image in Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Shareef drove the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif around in an open top jeep in an inspection of the M-8 highway – a part of the China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC). While most commentators jibed at the power dynamic between […]
PM announces Rs250 million for AJK’s development
Muzaffarabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday announced the allocation of Rs250 million for the development of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement came during the premier’s visit to Muzaffarabad to mark Kashmir Day. “Government’s priority is to give the people of Kashmir their due rights,” PM Nawaz said, while addressing a joint session of […]
New App ‘Watching Media’ to help boosting Pak-China people to people ties
By Zahid Majid Islamabad: The new Urdu Mobile App ‘Watching Media’ would help further boosting people to people contacts, exchanges between Pakistan and China, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Suo Wei dong said Wednesday. Speaking at the launching ceremony of Urdu Mobile App ‘Watching Media’, he said the App was a new highlight of the 65th […]
Army Chief inspects CPEC roads in Balochistan, meets CM, other officials
Quetta: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday visited Hoshab area in Southern Balochistan to inspect new roads being built by army engineers as part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, General Raheel Sharif lauded the pace and quality of work done […]
PM inaugurates Gwadar-Hoshab (M-8) portion of CPEC
Quetta: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated on Wednesday the Rs13 billion Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab Road (M-8), a part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Army chief General Raheel Sharif drove the prime minister on the newly-constructed 193-km long highway, which will connect the western, central and eastern routes of CPEC with the Gwadar Port. The premier […]
Pak, China discuss bilateral ties,agree to boost cooperation in the Maritime domain
Islamabad; Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in the Maritime domain between Pakistan and China. The understanding came during Second Maritime Cooperation Dialogue of the two countries held in Islamabad today. Pakistan delegation was led by Additional Foreign Secretary Syed Zulfiqar Gardezi while the Chinese side was headed by Assistant Minister Kong Xuanyou. […]
"Gilgit-Baltistan is pivotal to CPEC”, says Mushahid
Islamabad: A 19-member delegation of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly led by Speaker Fida Nashad met Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at Parliament House on Monday. The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly members representing five political parties from both the ruling and opposition parties, had requested the meeting to have their perspective on […]
Iran-China partnership: An opportunity
By Afzal Hussain On January 24, 2016, the breaking news was that “Iran, China agree $600 billion trade deal after sanctions lifted”. Tehran and Beijing agreed to expand multidimensional ties and increase bilateral trade more than tenfold in the next decade, during a visit to Iran by Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is a significant […]