Xi Jinping’s focus on foreign trips in 2015: Belt and Road Initiative
2015 was a very busy year for President Xi Jinping with multiple trips abroad to build upon China’s foreign relations and the Belt and Road Initiative One key task in China’s diplomatic efforts of 2015 was to promote the Belt and Road Initiative strategy. During President Xi Jinping’s overseas visits this year, countries and regions […]
25000MW Electricity to be added in National Grid System through CPEC
Islamabad: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was not just a project of PML-N government rather it would help Pakistan to overcome challenge of power shortage. Moreover, as, Pakistan has been facing a big challenge of power shortage and it was hoped that 25000MW electricity would be added in National Grid system in next ten years […]
Chinese companies to invest $36 billion in energy sector: Dastgir
Islamabad: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said around 36 billion out of total 46 billion dollars would be invested in the energy sector by private companies of China. Talking to a news channel, he said the government is offering conducive environment to attract foreign investment. He said many foreign companies are taking keen interest […]
CPEC to span breadth of Pakistan: Hong Lei
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei on Tuesday said that to build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an important consensus reached between leaders of the two sides. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will span the breadth and width of Pakistan, bring benefits to all the Pakistani people, and drive common development and prosperity of China, Pakistan and […]
CPEC to benefit all provinces, says Nawaz
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a game changer and all the provinces of the country will reap benefits from it. Talking to a group of Chinese investors interested in investing in some hydropower projects, the Prime Minister said that the project is a window of opportunity that would […]
CPEC imperative for economic development of Pakhtoons
Peshawar: Provincial General Secretary Awami National Party (ANP) and Parliamentary leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Sardar Hussain Babak said on Monday that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was imperative for economic development of Pakhtoons. Addressing the book launching ceremony of eminent Pashto poet, Atllas Khan Atllas, the ANP leader said this gigantic project would usher […]
Govt’s Incompetence Creating Doubts Over CPEC: Khursheed Shah
Islamabad: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday said doubts over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project are being created due to federal government’s incompetence. Speaking at a ceremony organised to welcome newly elected members of the National Press Club here, he said his Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will raise the […]
PM says CPEC ‘window of opportunity for socio-economic development’
Islamabad: Terming China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a window of opportunity, Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif on Monday said it would bring socio-economic development in the country, particularly, in two least developed provinces: Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a meeting with a group of Chinese investors, the Prime Minister said the Corridor was a game-changer and […]
CPEC-triggered investment
Almost nine months after President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is proving to be a major attraction for domestic investors who see it as catalyst for Pakistan to grow its economy at a pace achieved by leading regional peers. Some major business groups have started investing in expanding their production capacity […]
APC on CPEC exhorts govt to remove Balochistan’s reservations
Islamabad: An all-party conference (APC) hosted by Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Sunday to discuss the reservations of Balochistan regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project urged the government to address the reservations of the province over the multi-billion-dollar project. The APC was attended by key political figures, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]