Pakistan Sees World’s Sharpest Drop in Gender Gap for Mobile Internet Use
Pakistan has recorded the largest decrease worldwide in the gender gap in mobile internet usage, with the gap narrowing from 38% in 2023 to 25% in 2024, according to the GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025. The data reflects that approximately 8 million more women in Pakistan gained access to mobile internet during this period. […]
CPEC Consortium Boosts Education for Pakistani Students
Twenty students from the BS Forestry program at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) have been awarded fully funded split-degree scholarships under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Consortium of Universities initiative. The scholarships will allow them to complete one year of study at Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry and Yunnan University in China, […]
China Tops Pakistan’s Foreign Investment Chart in FY2024–25
China invested $711.3 million in Pakistan Between July 2024 and April 2025, making it the country’s top foreign investor, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on May 17. The investment flowed into key areas such as finance and energy, highlighting China’s growing economic partnership with Pakistan even as overall foreign […]
Empowering Women: Lahore’s New Digital Learning Center
In a move to empower young women with job-ready training, Pakistan and China signed an agreement on May 18 to set up a new digital learning center in Lahore. The center, called Ban-Mo Academy, will be established at the Government College of Technology for Women, Lytton Road, and will offer practical job training in areas […]
Transforming Trade: Mansehra to Chilas Motorway Approved
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has approved the construction of a 235-kilometer, four-lane motorway connecting Mansehra to Chilas via Kaghan, Naran, and Jalkhad, in a move experts say will significantly enhance Sino-Pak trade, tourism, and regional connectivity. The new route is expected to reduce travel time between Mansehra and Chilas from nearly seven hours to […]
Pakistan Showcases Its Rich Mineral Heritage at Nanjing Expo
At the 2025 China Nanjing International Mineral, Gemstone & Fossil Expo, held from May 15 to 19, around 10 Pakistani companies are presenting a stunning array of gemstones and minerals. These include emeralds, tourmalines, topaz, morganite, quartz, aquamarine, pyrite, marble, and onyx, sourced from regions like Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The expo, now in […]
Wang Yi Holds Phone Call with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar
On May 10, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, at the latter’s request. Providing an update on the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and India, Mohammad Ishaq Dar stated that Pakistan […]
COAS, Chinese Army Commander discuss matters of mutual security interests, military cooperation
BEIJING, Apr 26 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and the Chinese Army Commander on Wednesday discussed matters of mutual security interests and military cooperation. The COAS, on the first day of his four-day official visit to China, was given a warm welcome and presented with the guard of honour at the […]
COAS Asim Munir in China on four-day visit to enhance bilateral military relations: ISPR
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir is in China on a four-day official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral military relations with the neighbouring country, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “COAS is on a four-day official visit to China for enhancing bilateral military relations,” the military’s media wing said in a brief […]
China’s Position on the Afghan Issue
China and Afghanistan are close neighbors with longstanding friendship between the two peoples. Under the current situation, China’s position on the Afghan issue is as follows: 1.Adhering to the “Three Respects” and “Three Nevers”. China respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, respects the independent choices made by the Afghan people, and respects […]