New App ‘Watching Media’ to help boosting Pak-China people to people ties

By Zahid Majid Islamabad: The new Urdu Mobile App ‘Watching Media’ would help further boosting people to people contacts, exchanges between Pakistan and China, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Suo Wei dong said Wednesday. Speaking at the launching ceremony of Urdu Mobile App ‘Watching Media’, he said the App was a new highlight of the 65th […]

Army Chief inspects CPEC roads in Balochistan, meets CM, other officials

Quetta: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday visited Hoshab area in Southern Balochistan to inspect new roads being built by army engineers as part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, General Raheel Sharif lauded the pace and quality of work done […]

CPEC gives new dimension to Pak-China partnership: Fatemi

Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had added a new dimension to Pakistan-China all weather partnership. According to a press release on Wednesday, the SAPM who is currently on an official visit to China called on State Councilor Yang Jiechi […]

PM inaugurates Gwadar-Hoshab (M-8) portion of CPEC

Quetta: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated on Wednesday the Rs13 billion Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab Road (M-8), a part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Army chief General Raheel Sharif drove the prime minister on the newly-constructed 193-km long highway, which will connect the western, central and eastern routes of CPEC with the Gwadar Port. The premier […]

All decisions to be taken with consensus on CPEC: Mushahid

Islamabad: Chairman Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that all decisions would be taken with consensus on CPEC. He was addressing a seminar in Quetta on peace and prosperity in Balochistan. Mushahid Hussain Sayed urged we must be on one page regarding education, CPEC and war against terrorism. […]

Efforts underway to develop e-commerce gateway framework: Anusha

Islamabad: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) is working alongside Ministry of Commerce to develop an e-commerce gateway framework so that online commercial projects can flourish. This framework will also help increase consumers’ and businesses’ confidence in online payment systems. Minister of State for Information Technology, Ms. Anusha Rahman who had a meeting with […]

Pak, China discuss bilateral ties,agree to boost cooperation in the Maritime domain

Islamabad; Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in the Maritime domain between Pakistan and China. The understanding  came during Second Maritime Cooperation Dialogue of the two countries held in Islamabad today. Pakistan delegation was led by Additional Foreign Secretary Syed Zulfiqar Gardezi while the Chinese side was headed by Assistant Minister Kong Xuanyou. […]

“Gilgit-Baltistan is pivotal to CPEC”, says Mushahid

Islamabad: A 19-member delegation of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly led by Speaker Fida Nashad met Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at Parliament House on Monday. The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly members representing five political parties from both the ruling and opposition parties, had requested the meeting to have their perspective on […]

Iran-China partnership: An opportunity

By Afzal Hussain On January 24, 2016, the breaking news was that “Iran, China agree $600 billion trade deal after sanctions lifted”. Tehran and Beijing agreed to expand multidimensional ties and increase bilateral trade more than tenfold in the next decade, during a visit to Iran by Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is a significant […]