Government has allocated ‘huge funds’ for Western route of CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal
Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government has allocated a huge amount of funds for the completion of the Western route of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In a statement, he said that up to Rs 22 billion have been allocated for the Burhan-Hakla route. He said that […]
Pak-China review progress of 1320 MW power plant at Port Qasim
Islamabad: A meeting between Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and President Power China Du Chungou held in Islamabad today. The meeting reviewed progress on 1320 MW power plant at Port Qasim and expressed satisfaction over the pace of work on the project. The Minister said, this power plant was a flagship project of China Pakistan Economic […]
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 […]
PM lashes out at Opp during Multan-Sukkur motorway groundbreaking
Sukkur: Coming hard on his political opponents who are out to discredit him, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that terrorists and his political opponents both have identical agenda of preventing the country’s development, prosperity of the people, creating uncertainty and law and order problem. The Prime Minister was addressing a gathering in Sukkur after ground breaking ceremony of […]
No progress on any CPEC project in Balochistan
Islamabad: The Senate Special Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has showed serious reservations over the secretive behavior of the government regarding CPEC Western route and alleged the authorities were still hiding details of the project. There was no progress on any of the 78 CPEC projects in Balochistan, the Balochistan Minster for Labour and […]
Those trying to create instability in country will never succeed: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said those trying to create instability in the country and hinder the path of progress and development would never succeed. Chairing a special meeting of federal ministers, advisors and special assistants here at the Prime Minister House, he said, “With God’s grace our hands are clean. We have […]
Pakistan & China are time-tested, all weather friends: Ebad
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr.Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has said that Pakistan and China are time-tested and all weather friends. He was talking to a high-level delegation from the Chinese regions of Xinjian and Uyghur. Ebad said that the close friendly ties between our two brotherly countries is cementing further with the passage of time. He pointed out […]
CPEC challenged over environment concerns
Islamabad: The Lahore High Court has submitted another petition challenging the establishment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and other 12 projects including Sahiwal and Thar Col power project. The Lawyers Foundation for Justice filed the petition yesterday through A K Dogar, submitting that these projects should not be established as they would create environmental problems in […]
Chinese to establish industrial units in CPEC
Sialkot: An 11-member delegation of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile (CCCT) and Apparel will visit Pakistan to attend Texpo Fair which is scheduled to be held from April 7 to 10. In an interview with the state-run news agency, Chief Coordinator Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Ijaz […]
Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG project part of CPEC
Islamabad: Gwadar-Nawabshah Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal and Pipeline Project is part of China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), official documents have revealed. Interestingly, a federal minister has recently told the Parliamentary Committee on Petroleum that no RLNG terminal/pipeline project is part of the CPEC. It seems there is a communication gap between the Ministry of […]