Pak, China, Afghan army chiefs form regional mechanism against terrorism
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, the other day, went on a one-day visit to China to discuss the issue of regional terrorism . Read more: COAS Raheel Sharif meets General Fang in Urumqi General Raheel held a meeting with Chinese Chief of Joint Staff General Fang Fenghui and Afghan Army Chief Shah Shaheen. […]
Gen Sharif lands in China to discuss CPEC security
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif arrived in China today (Wednesday) for a day long visit where he met Chief of General Staff General Fang of the Peoples Liberation Army. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), military’s public affairs wing, the two leaders discussed military to military relations, bilateral security cooperation and all […]
“Chinese Support To Overcome The Energy Crisis Is Remarkable”: Analysts
PM expresses satisfaction over the pace of work on the energy projects and said that the present government is effectively diversifying the energy mix of the country to overcome the energy shortfall. He was chairing a meeting on energy projects in the country in Islamabad today. PM said it is encouraging that all the ongoing […]
Challenges, threats to CPEC: Army chief set to leave for China
hief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is set to leave for a crucial visit to China where he will be holding important meetings with Chinese political and military leadership on bilateral matters. An informed source told Pakistan Today that besides military to military relations, the army chief would be discussing the implementation of […]
Vice Chiff Of Naval Staff Lauds China’s Coorporation In Strenghting PMSA
Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Khan Hasham Bin Saddique has lauded China’s cooperation in strengthening Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) to provide security to Gwadar Port. He expressed these views while speaking at launching ceremony of second Maritime Patrol Ship “BASOL” for PMSA at Chinese city of Liuzhou. Vice Admiral Hasham said this […]
First Pakistani bank branch in China to be inaugurated on August 11
The first bank branch of Pakistan’s private commercial bank, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), is likely to be inaugurated in Beijing on August 11, after the soft launch the bank will open its branch in the industrial city of Urumqi. An official source said that Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan will perform the inauguration of […]
Pakistan’s Punjab inks deals with China to cement ties
Beijing: Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province in terms of population and economy, inked seven agreements and 17 memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Chinese enterprises, in Beijing Tuesday, during Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif’s ongoing China visit. The deals involved the industry of energy, textiles, water treatment and steel and were also related to the […]
Shehbaz meets Chinese vice foreign minister in Beijing
Beijing: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui in Beijing on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that Pak-China friendship is a precious asset of every Pakistani, and added that completion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will change the destiny of the region. He said […]
China unveils rail network upgrade, gas pipeline plans for Pakistan
Beijing: China will invest about $8.5 billion to upgrade Pakistan’s rail network and to build a key gas pipeline with Iran to meet the country’s energy needs. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), a Pakistan body to authorise major projects, on Wednesday approved the two projects worth $10 billion. China will provide loans equivalent to […]
中国新疆企业与巴基斯坦签订二十亿协议
哈通社阿斯塔纳4月8日电 据《新疆日报》消息，中国新疆维吾尔自治区党委书记张春贤日前访问巴基斯坦。期间，新疆企业与这个与其接壤的国家签订了价值约20亿美元的合作协议。 张春贤还会见了巴基斯坦总理纳瓦兹•谢里夫。 21015年，中巴两国达成协议，将两国关系提升为全天候战略合作伙伴关系，并合作发展总值460亿美元的能源和基础设施项目，建立中方所说的”中巴经济走廊”，以帮助巴国提振基础设施和能源领域。 中国则在巴基斯坦瓜达尔市的港口获得设立自由贸易区的机会，以令完全内陆的新疆地区得以通过巴基斯坦获得通向阿拉伯海的通道，从而使中国商品能够从这条通道运抵欧洲的中东地区。 “中巴经济走廊是‘一带一路’旗舰项目”，《新疆日报》引述张春贤说，”新疆是丝绸之路经济带核心区，是中巴经济走廊起点，可以在推进中巴经济走廊建设中发挥重要作用……新疆也一直择时巴基斯坦当作优先合作伙伴。” 《新疆日报》指，在四天访问期间，张春贤和巴国总理谢里夫会面，并且访问了伊斯兰堡、卡拉奇市和瓜达尔港等地。 新疆企业与巴基斯坦政府和企业签署一系列合作协议，涉及国际物流、基础设施建设、互联网数据服务以及民生项目等。其中新疆能源企业特变电工与巴基斯坦尼沙特集团签订的火电站项目协议总投资近20亿美元。 谢里夫指，与中国的关系是巴基斯坦外交政策的基石，巴中经济走廊是巴国最大的对外综合项目，表示这一项目的建设将极大地促进巴基斯坦的整体发展水平。 《新疆日报》指，张春贤还考察了伊斯兰堡的清真寺，了解巴基斯坦宗教事务管理的做法。双方也将加强反恐领域的合作。