CPEC’s road links: Senate committee demands clear plan of western route
Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday directed the Ministry of Communication to present a detailed report regarding the road plan of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project; especially the western route in the next meeting. Chairing the meeting, Member of Senate Advocate Muhammad Daud Khan Achackzai said that since there exists a […]
INTERVIEW: CPEC needs ‘strategic consensus’ between Pakistani leaders –Li Jun, Assistant Minister for IDCPC Central Committee
Mian Abrar China’s largest project overseas Recently, China has expanded its diplomatic engagement with Pakistan – in the backdrop of breakneck cooperation regarding CPEC, of course. Along with economic/financial and diplomatic interaction, the two countries are also coming together politically in unprecedented ways. The assistant minister for Central Committee of the International Department of the […]
Turkmenistan invited to join CPEC to boost its external trade
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Commerce, Khurram Dastgir Khan Thursday invited Turkmenistan to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and promote its external trade through Arabian Sea by utilizing the Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar. “The port of Gwadar can prove very beneficial for all the Central Asian Countries, including Turkmenistan to promote their trade through […]
Pakistan-China Business Forum to be held in Lahore on March 19
Lahore: The four day 5th Pakistan-China Business Forum to be held from March 19 in Lahore to have more than 700 Chinese businessmen participating in the business forum, whereas a large number of Chinese investors have reached Lahore. The products of Chinese manufacturers have reached the Expo Centre for display in the exhibition and stalls […]
‘Initiatives like CPEC to change Pakistan’s fate’
Lahore: Former ambassador to China and envoy at United Nations Muhammad Masood Khan said the fate Pakistan was rapidly changing due to new initiatives taken by the government like Pakistan China Economic Corridor (CPEC), which would bring prosperity in the region, benefiting all stakeholders. He was delivering a lecture on the topic of ‘Science, Technology […]
CPEC true manifestation of Pak-China friendship: Jhagra
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Eng. Iqbal zafar Jhagra has said Pakistan and China were bound together in strong ties and the people of both countries had stood by each other in the moments of successes and trials. He said Pakistan and China are ‘Iron Brothers’ cooperating closely in all fields with the aim to […]
3 universities to open on CPEC route: Ahsan Iqbal
Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that three universities will be opened this year on the western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC). Addressing a seminar in Islamabad on Monday, he said FATA, Zhob and Gwadar universities will be opened along the western route. He said the government is focusing […]
CPEC and Gilgit-Baltistan
Dr Abdul Jalil Back in 1979, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) saw the commissioning of Karakoram Highway (KKH) linking the area with the rest of the country. Being an extremely difficult, inaccessible and seismically active terrain, it was almost a herculean task to reach GB about forty years ago. The mighty mountains of Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalayas […]
China is a trustworthy friend of Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif
Lahore: Assistant Minister International Section of Communist Party of China Li Jun met Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. Matters of mutual interest, Pak-China bilateral relations and promotion of ties between Pakistan Muslim League-N and Communist Party of China were discussed in the meeting. The chief minister said that China is a very sincere […]
Are capacity issues at bureaucratic level a serious threat to CPEC?
Muhammad Asad Chaudhry The incumbent government has repeatedly claimed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will create massive employment opportunities in the country, but the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform has failed to make an assessment so far about the human resource that will be needed to complete the $46 billion project in Pakistan. […]