CPEC PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED IN TARGETED TIME FRAME: AHSAN IQBAL
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said all CPEC projects would be completed in the targeted time frame and no compromise to be made on standard as well. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Friday reviewed projects being implemented under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Special Economic Zones, Gwadar, and energy, highways, railways, and mass transit projects […]
China to encourage its private sector to set up industrial units in Pakistan
KARACHI: Government of Peoples Republic of China will motivate its private sector to invest in industrial projects across Pakistan particularly in the southern deep sea port of Gwadar, said Dr. Mu Youngpeng, Deputy Consul Genera of China. Talking to local journalists during a dinner hosted by him last evening, he said setting up industries and […]
President urges nation to get education, skills to make most of CPEC
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would generate enormous opportunities of progress and called upon the nation to equip themselves with modern education and skills to take maximum benefit from the mega project. Addressing at the 32nd medal and prize distribution ceremony of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary […]
Islamabad reaffirms support for Beijing against ‘foreign actors’ undermining China’s sovereignty
Chinese State Commissioner for Counter Terrorism and Security Cheng Guoping met Tariq Fatemi, special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs, at the Foreign Office on Monday, a press statement from the foreign ministry said. Guoping is on a three-day visit to Pakistan. During the meeting, Fatemi assured Guoping of Pakistan’s support for China […]
CPEC beneficial for all regional countries: Aziz
ISLAMABAD – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was beneficial for all regional countries. In a meeting with Foreign Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Khalifa here, the adviser said that the CPEC, including its Gwadar Port project, has […]
CPEC WILL CHANGE DESTINY OF KP: CM
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak says China Pakistan Economic Corridor will change destiny of the province. Addressing a public meeting in Nowshera, he said industrial units will be established in different areas of the province under CPEC. He said new industrial estates will be established at Jalozai in District Nowshera, Rashakai near Mardan, Hattar, […]
Egypt expresses desire to join CPEC
Islamabad [Pakistan]: In a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Sherif Shaheen has expressed the country’s desire to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to a press release, the Egyptian envoy called on the Speaker at the Parliament House on Thursday, reports the Dawn. Talking to the media […]
Pakistan, China hold counter-terrorism talks
Islamabad affirms continued support in combating “evils” of terrorism, extremism and separatism. Pakistan and China on Monday held high level counter-terrorism talks, days after Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was put under “house arrest” in Lahore. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi met Chinese State […]
123,000 new Railway personnel to be apppointed
Pakistan Railways is going to recruit 123,000 new employees in its four divisions under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. According to the details, 123,000 new employees will be recruited in Railways while Chinese staff will be hired for engineering and mechanical departments. The new recruits will be employed in Sukkur, Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar […]
Combating terrorism: Chinese envoy lauds Pakistan efforts
ISLAMABAD: China’s envoy Sun Weidong lauded Pakistan’s efforts in combating terrorism and ensuring security of Chinese people on Tuesday. He added that these efforts will pave the way for increased economic activity in the region. He said this in a meeting with National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Naseer Khan Janjua, according to a press […]