Are capacity issues at bureaucratic level a serious threat to CPEC?
Muhammad Asad Chaudhry The incumbent government has repeatedly claimed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will create massive employment opportunities in the country, but the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform has failed to make an assessment so far about the human resource that will be needed to complete the $46 billion project in Pakistan. […]
Chinese airline increases flights to Pakistan
Beijing: China Southern Airlines has increased the number of flights between Urumqi and Islamabad to promote people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and the Xinjiang region of China. Chairman of Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology, Wu Gang asserted that the businessmen should visit each other countries more frequently to reap benefits of the available business potential. He […]
G-B receives 25 vehicles from Chinese govt for CPEC
Gilgit: China has donated 25 vehicles to the Gilgit-Baltistan government as part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The fleet of double cabin vehicles was received by G-B IGP Zafar Iqbal Awan on behalf of the regional government in Gilgit on Friday. “These vehicles are a gift from our friends,” Adviser to G-B Chief Minister Abid […]