Balochistan projects: Work on stalled highway projects to resume
Islamabad: Dismissal of a case by the Islamabad Court (IHC), work on two crucial highway projects in Balochistan worth Rs17 billion — part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — is likely to resume after months-long break. The two projects are being financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and set to complete in two […]
The Western Route
Islamabad: Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance have expressed their discontent with the government on its handling of the western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, implying that the authorities were undermining the project through their clandestine. Yesterday, the Senate Special Committee on CPEC also raised the same concerns regarding the disputed western […]
Raise in CPEC’s western route budget proposed
Islamabad: A senate panel has unanimously recommended the government to further increase budgetary allocations for the western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), showing apprehensions that the government was still not serious on building the road on priority. The Senate Standing Committee on Finance also proposed the government to increase salaries and pensions of federal […]
Is Chabahar a danger to Pakistan?
ndia and Iran recently inked the Chabahar Pact, sending alarm bells ringing in Pakistan. Located at the Sistan-Baluchistan province lying to the southern coast of Iran, it offers great strategic pathway to India, easily bypassing Pakistan. The route allows outreach to Afghanistan, a land locked country. For India, transport costs and freight time will approximately […]