CPEC to bring about prosperity in country: CM
Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would bring about prosperity and development in country. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of 2-day International Conference regarding the CPEC held at Government College University here on Wednesday, he said all-out efforts would be utilized for success of the projects under […]
Pak-China have a shared future: Chinese FM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met Chinese delegation led by H.E Mr Wang Yi, Foreign Minister at PM House today. The Chinese Foreign Minister said that China and Pakistan have a shared future and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the largest comprehensive project with any foreign country. ‘Pakistan and China are partners in […]
COAS, Chinese FM discuss bilateral defence, security cooperation
Rawalpindi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Army Chief General Raheel Sharif in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. During the meeting focus of discussion was on regional security, enhanced bilateral defence and security cooperation between the two countries. Wang Yi appreciated progress of an effective, across the board Operation Zarb-e-Azb by Pakistan Army which helped eliminate […]
Pakistan, China to develop e-corridor for greater connectivity
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Tuesday agreed to develop an e-corridor to establish greater connectivity in the region, keeping in view importance of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Both the sides agreed when a high-level Chinese delegation led by China Investment Promotion Centre Chairman Yan Lijin called on State Minister for Information Technology and […]
CPEC TO BRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTRY: QADIR
ISLAMABAD: Minister for States and Frontier Regions General (Rtd) Abdul Qadir Baloch Monday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would bring socio-economic prosperity in the country. He said natural resources of Balochistan will be utilized for the welfare of the people of the province, Radio Pakistan reported. He said law and order situation has […]
Pak-China Corridor and Balochistan
Islamabad: Progress on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is on its fast track since 17 September and first phase of the project is likely to be completed by the end of 2017. However, the CPEC is a 15 year project between Pakistan and China spanning 2015-2030, while the Western route has to be completed by […]
‘Academics can prepare people for CPEC’
LAHORE: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will have a significant impact on the society and culture of both countries. The academia should play a role in preparing the people of both regions for these changes, Government College University Vice Chancellor Hassan Amir Shah said on Monday. He was speaking at a ceremony to sign a memorandum […]
Road to progress: ‘Economic corridor should be national consensus project’
Lahore: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) should be completed without regard to which party is leading the government, speakers at a discussion on the project at a local hotel said on Sunday. Politicians, academics, journalists and foreign policy experts attended the talk organised by Muhammad Mehdi, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and chairman of […]
‘CPEC as sensitive as nuclear programme’
Lahore: Participants of a discussion have called upon all the stakeholders for executing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as carefully as it was done in the case of national atomic programme. Former Foreign Secretary Shamshad Ahmed Khan, Prof Dr Farooq Hasnat, PML-N Senator Mushahidullah Khan, Prof Dr Amjad Magsi and others joined the discussion hosted by PML-N […]
CPEC transparency
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may be a genuine, transformational moment in the country’s history, but, as with so much else under the present government, there is far too much secrecy and far too little transparency when it comes to the execution of colossal infrastructure and energy projects. The sense that the PML-N government appears to […]