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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
China mulling trade route with Iran as Pak leadership bickers
By Mian Abrar While political parties and provincial governments continue to squabble for a bigger pie of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China is seriously mulling a new trade route linking Xinjiang province with Iran’s Chabahar Port bypassing Pakistan, Pakistan Today has learnt reliably. During the recent landmark visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to […]
CPEC will put Gilgit-Baltistan on path of development: Hafeez
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman has said China Pakistan Economic Corridor will put Gilgit Baltistan on path of development and progress. Talking to media in Gilgit, he said two economic zones would be set up in Gilgit out of which land for one zone has been identified. Chief Minister said Gilgit-Baltistan Government would spend […]
Pak-China agree to create e-corridor to supplement CPEC
Islamabad: Keeping in view importance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in establishing greater connectivity in the region, Pakistan and China agreed to enable development of a range of initiatives in ICT sphere to create an e-corridor to supplement the CPEC. In this regard, a high level Chinese delegation led by Chairman, China Investment Promotion […]
Pakistan’s investment profile improved due to CPEC: Ahsan
Islamabad: Minister Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said Pakistan’s profile improved enormously in terms of investment destination because of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) coupled with the improved economic indicators and law and order situation across the country. “Under Vision-2025, we are restructuring of portfolio of our productive sectors on cluster-based approach to […]