CPEC to change destiny of country: Shehbaz

Lahore: Federal Minister Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and matters of mutual interest and other affairs were discussed during the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, new journey of development and prosperity of the […]

The CPEC opportunity

Taller than the tallest mountain and deeper than the deepest sea is how President Xi Jinping epitomised the friendship between China and Pakistan when he addressed Pakistan Parliament on May 20, 2015 during his first visit to what he described as a brother’s home. To fathom this friendship we need to start from the very […]

Pakistan Reels With Internal Unease Regarding CPEC Implementation

By Umain Jamal  In Pakistan, controversy continues to grow around the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollar economic agreement between the China and Pakistan that promises to build an economic trade corridor along the length of Pakistan, connecting western China to the Arabian Sea. Specifically, the corridor aims to connect Gwadar port in Balochistan to […]

CPEC rapidly moving towards completion: Shahbaz Sharif

Lahore: Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has said that different projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are rapidly moving towards completion. The Chief Minister expressed these views in a meeting with federal minister Abdul Qadir Baloch in the provincial capital. He said that Pakistan’s future would be revolutionized after completion of the massive USD […]

CPEC would change fate of people of Pakistan: President

Lahore: President Mamnoon Hussain has said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would change fate of the people of Pakistan. He was addressing participants of an International Medical Conference in Lahore. The President said besides the CPEC, the government has initiated a number of mega projects across the country. He urged medical practitioners to step forward and wage […]

Pakistan Navy’s distinctive plans to protect Gwadar seaport and Chinese there

By S.C Kohli   Gwadar port city in Baluchistan was purchased by Pakistan from Oman in 1958 for Rs 5.5 billion Pak Rupees. At the present times, it is predominantly synonymous with China’s presence there. There is general perception that it was China which due to its strategic interests pursued Pakistan to develop Gwadar seaport. […]

Envoy stresses boosting Pak-China ties

Faisalabad: Counsel General of China in Lahore Yu Boren called for further enhancing bilateral cooperation in different fields. He was addressing an event held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad to celebrate 65 years of Pak-China friendship at the Iqbal Auditorium. He said that 2015 was the harvest year of the China- Pak ties and […]

CPEC pushes steel demand in Pakistan

Karachi: The launch of a series of mega development and power projects in the country under China -Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the annual demand for steel products will increase by more than thirty percent to 6 million tones from 4 mts. Vice Chairman, Pakistan Steel Re-Rolling Mills Association (PSRMA) Akhtar Saeed told APP here that […]

China Likely To Invest $500 Million In Pakistan Renewable Energy Sector

By Saurabh Mahapatra Pakistan expects $1 billion investment in its renewable energy sector this year with about half of it likely to come from China. The director of Pakistan’s Alternative Energy Development Board, Syed Aqeel Hussain Jafri, recently stated that China is expected to invest around $500 million to develop renewable energy projects in Pakistan. […]

US tacitly supporting Chinese investments in PoK, Gwadar port: Sources

By Anchal Vohra The United States is tacitly supporting Chinese investments in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and even those at Gwadar port, say sources. The revelation comes at a time when the Barack Obama administration has decided on selling eight F-16s to Pakistan ignoring India’s displeasure. US envoy to India Richard Varma said that the Chinese […]