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 […]
PM Nawaz inaugurates world’s first solar Parliament
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the world’s first ever solar-powered Parliament House. “I appreciate the initiatives of National Assembly speaker and Senate chairman for making the country’s parliament the first in the world to be run entirely on solar power,” the premier said while addressing the inauguration ceremony. “It is encouraging to […]