No progress on any CPEC project in Balochistan
Islamabad: The Senate Special Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has showed serious reservations over the secretive behavior of the government regarding CPEC Western route and alleged the authorities were still hiding details of the project. There was no progress on any of the 78 CPEC projects in Balochistan, the Balochistan Minster for Labour and […]
Those trying to create instability in country will never succeed: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said those trying to create instability in the country and hinder the path of progress and development would never succeed. Chairing a special meeting of federal ministers, advisors and special assistants here at the Prime Minister House, he said, “With God’s grace our hands are clean. We have […]
Pakistan & China are time-tested, all weather friends: Ebad
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr.Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has said that Pakistan and China are time-tested and all weather friends. He was talking to a high-level delegation from the Chinese regions of Xinjian and Uyghur. Ebad said that the close friendly ties between our two brotherly countries is cementing further with the passage of time. He pointed out […]
CPEC challenged over environment concerns
Islamabad: The Lahore High Court has submitted another petition challenging the establishment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and other 12 projects including Sahiwal and Thar Col power project. The Lawyers Foundation for Justice filed the petition yesterday through A K Dogar, submitting that these projects should not be established as they would create environmental problems in […]
Chinese to establish industrial units in CPEC
Sialkot: An 11-member delegation of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile (CCCT) and Apparel will visit Pakistan to attend Texpo Fair which is scheduled to be held from April 7 to 10. In an interview with the state-run news agency, Chief Coordinator Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Ijaz […]
Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG project part of CPEC
Islamabad: Gwadar-Nawabshah Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal and Pipeline Project is part of China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), official documents have revealed. Interestingly, a federal minister has recently told the Parliamentary Committee on Petroleum that no RLNG terminal/pipeline project is part of the CPEC. It seems there is a communication gap between the Ministry of […]
CPEC projects offer great opportunities to business community: IIAA Chief
Islamabad: Islamabad Industrial Area Association (IIAA) Chief Faridoon Khattak Saturday said business community could get maximum benefits from China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. He said the CPEC was a game-changer not only for Pakistan but also for the whole region. He assured of IIAA’s full support to the government in carrying out CPEC in terms […]
Sherpao warns of protests if govt does not hold census
Peshawar: Expressing disappointing over postponing census, Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has warned the federal government of protest drives and convene an All Parties Conference. Talking to reporters here at his party secretariat on Saturday, Sherpao said, “18 years have passed that no census could be held while according to the Constitution […]
CPEC will be a game changer for region: CM Shahbaz
Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be a game changer for the region. The Chief Minister was speaking at a ceremony held in connection with the opening of fifth Pakistan-China Business Forum in Lahore today. About seven hundred delegates from China are participating in the forum where products pertaining to […]
‘Complete harmony on CPEC project’
Islamabad: Calling it a “game-changer”, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said all the reservations regarding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had been dealt with. “All the political parties and leaders from the western routes are on the same page. There is complete harmony on this project,” the minister said. He was […]