3 universities to open on CPEC route: Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that three universities will be opened this year on the western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC). Addressing a seminar in Islamabad on Monday, he said FATA, Zhob and Gwadar universities will be opened along the western route. He said the government is focusing […]

CPEC and Gilgit-Baltistan

Dr Abdul Jalil Back in 1979, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) saw the commissioning of Karakoram Highway (KKH) linking the area with the rest of the country. Being an extremely difficult, inaccessible and seismically active terrain, it was almost a herculean task to reach GB about forty years ago. The mighty mountains of Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalayas […]

China is a trustworthy friend of Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif

Lahore: Assistant Minister International Section of Communist Party of China Li Jun met Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. Matters of mutual interest, Pak-China bilateral relations and promotion of ties between Pakistan Muslim League-N and Communist Party of China were discussed in the meeting. The chief minister said that China is a very sincere […]