Remitances By Overseas Pakistanis To Rise Upto 10PC
ISLAMABAD: Overall remittances sent by Pakistanis residing in KSA and UAE are expected to be risen further by 10 per cent in FY 2016-17. According to Khaleej Times report, Overseas Pakistanis workers topped particularly by those working in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, had set a historic record of sending home $19.9 billion remittances in […]
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 […]
Three-day Envoys’ Conference begins in Islamabad
The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz was presiding over the Conference in which envoys of Pakistan accredited to various capitals and multilateral institutions were participating. The envoys included Jalil Abbas Jilani (Washington DC), Masood Khalid (Beijing), Abdul Basit (New Delhi), Maleeha Lodhi (UN New York), Ayesha Riyaz (Vienna), Naghmana Hashmi […]
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 […]
China will next bolster Pakistan Navy: Expert
Delhi: China’s military cooperation with Pakistan will involve bolstering the Pakistani navy next, an expert on China-Pakistan relations said talking to Hindu, pointing to Pakistan’s planned acquisition of eight submarines from China as one of the “biggest and most significant” markers of their relationship. “China will continue to bolster Pakistan’s military, and the navy is […]
Punjab offers free land for Chinese investment
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday addressed the Punjab-Qingdao Business Seminar in Qingdao, an important trade and industrial city of China. Vice Mayor Qingdao Sun Lijie, in his address, warmly welcomed the chief minister and thanked the Punjab government for providing a very conducive atmosphere to Chinese investors. “This shows Chief Minister’s interest […]
Army chief terms CPEC as game changer for entire region
Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has termed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as the game changer not for only Pakistan but for the entire region, adding that its security was Pakistan Army’s national undertaking. According to the military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Raheel Sharif was speaking at […]
CPEC to bring economic turnaround in Pakistan: President
Islamabad: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday lauding the economic policies of the government said the country would experience an economic turnaround with the completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and energy projects. Talking to a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) headed by its President Atif Ikram Sheikh here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, President […]
Govt exempts import duties on equipment for CPEC projects
Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved Tuesday grant of exemption from customs duties, levies and other relevant taxes for import of equipment and construction material to contractors for the completion of two early harvest projects of Karakorum Highway (KKH) phase II (Thakot to Havellian section) and Karachi-Lahore Motorway (Sukkar to Multan […]
CPEC to open new vistas of prosperity : Bizenjo
The Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Bizenjo has said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will open new avenues of progress and prosperity in the South East Asian countries. Talking to media men in Hub near Karachi on Sunday, he said the project will be fate changing for the people of Pakistan as it […]