Record Growth: Pakistan’s $49 Million Sesame Exports to China
Pakistan’s sesame seed exports to China reached a record high of $49 million in the first four months of 2025, driven by strong Chinese demand, improved seed quality, and faster export processes.Between January and April, Pakistan exported 38,828 metric tons of sesame seeds to China, 337% increase compared to the same period last year, according […]
Pakistani Food Sector Expands Footprint in China Through Strategic Expo Participation
Eleven Pakistani food and beverage enterprises are presenting a diverse portfolio of premium products at SIAL Shanghai 2025, Asia’s leading food industry exhibition, from 19–21 May. The initiative aims to leverage surging Chinese consumer demand under the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA). Occupying a dedicated pavilion organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) […]
Pakistan Sees World’s Sharpest Drop in Gender Gap for Mobile Internet Use
Pakistan has recorded the largest decrease worldwide in the gender gap in mobile internet usage, with the gap narrowing from 38% in 2023 to 25% in 2024, according to the GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025. The data reflects that approximately 8 million more women in Pakistan gained access to mobile internet during this period. […]
CPEC Consortium Boosts Education for Pakistani Students
Twenty students from the BS Forestry program at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) have been awarded fully funded split-degree scholarships under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Consortium of Universities initiative. The scholarships will allow them to complete one year of study at Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry and Yunnan University in China, […]
More Features, Less Price: Why Pakistani Buyers Are Turning to Chinese Cars
Islamabad— In a small but bustling showroom in Islamabad, Mohammad Zeb Mushtaq gestures toward a gleaming Changan Alsvin sedan. As Sales Manager at Changan Islamabad for the past four years, he’s witnessed firsthand the evolution of Pakistani consumers’ attitudes toward Chinese automobiles. “If you compare Toyota or Honda, the difference between our full option sedan […]
Wang Yi Holds Phone Call with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar
On May 10, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, at the latter’s request. Providing an update on the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and India, Mohammad Ishaq Dar stated that Pakistan […]
21 commodities have gotten expensive
Weekly inflation has increased by 0.53 percent, and yearly inflation is now at 30.60 percent, signaling a nationwide increase in inflation. The prices of nine commodities declined and those of 21 vital commodities grew in the most recent week, while rates for 21 goods remained unchanged, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) weekly […]
Pakistani Interior Ministry: Former Prime Minister’s Attack Shows Vivian’s Carelessness; Provincial Government Should Pay the Price
International Network, 4 November. Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan and the leader of the Justice Movement Party, was shot and hurt on July 3rd during a march in Punjab Province, according to a report in Pakistan’s “Dawn” newspaper. On April 4, the Punjab government should be held accountable for the security failings […]
Under CPEC, a significant railroad project was approved
KARACHI, 28 Oct. On Thursday, Pakistan and China decided to launch the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project and the Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway from Karachi to Peshawar. Instead of using a PPP model, the KCR project for Pakistan Railway will begin under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Speaking to the media on Thursday, Federal Minister for […]
The training course on radio program production and transmission technology for developing countries will be completed soon
On October 27, 2022, the “2022 Training Course on Broadcasting Program Production and Transmission Technology for Developing Countries”, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and organized by the National Radio and Television Administration， will be completed. This 21-day training course was attended by nearly 100 media elites from 13 […]