Tag: CPEC

China to upgrade social services in Pakistan’s remote region

BEIJING: China will extend all possible support to upgrade social services in Pakistan’s remote regions, especially the Province of Balochistan. Gwadar will be the main focus of attention for improving...

11 CPEC projects completed: report

Eleven development projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have so far been completed while as many projects are under construction, Radio Pakistan reported on...

Chinese debt burden: Facts and Fiction

ISLAMABAD: As China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has entered its stabilization stage, detractors and critics have sharpened their tools to trigger unfounded and baseless...

KP CM announces establishment of FATA, PATA economic zones

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan on Saturday revealed the establishment of economic zones in the new districts of the erstwhile...

$1 billion social development package approved in CPEC JCC meeting: Baleedi

QUETTA: Baluchistan Information Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi has said that the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has approved $1 billion...

Balochistan Assembly passes resolution to demand due share in CPEC

QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to demand a due share in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), urging the federal...

Chinese envoy rubbishes NYT’s criticism of CPEC

Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan Lijian Zhao on Thursday defended the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investment and said it...

Pak-China JCC to meet on Dec 20

BEIJING: The 8th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be held in the Chinese capital on Dec...

No urgency for IMF programme, says Asad Umar

--Finance minister says reviewing agreements related to CPEC 'not off the table' --Says Pakistan will not take 'any kind of unilateral step' in granting India...

CM for promotion of telemedicine in rural areas

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Friday that telemedicine will be promoted in the province by utilising state-of-the-art information and communication technologies. “As...

Pak-China media leaders call for common platform to promote strategic partnership,...

BEIJING: The media leaders of Pakistan and China on Tuesday called for building a common platform to jointly promote the all-weather friendship between the...

Pakistan, China agree to expand CPEC in line with PM’s vision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to new areas of cooperation in line with the vision of...

CPEC will bring prosperity to entire region: Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi Thursday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will bring prosperity in the region. Speaking during a...

China to provide multiple bailout packages to Pakistan, says envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Consul-General (CCG) Long Dingbin on Sunday said that instead of hard cash, China plans to eventually provide multiple forms of bailout packages...

Govt in no hurry to sign agreement with IMF: Asad Umar

--Finance minister wears traditional Sindhi ajrak, cap to honour Karachi attack victims during NA session ISLAMABAD: Minister of Finance and Revenue Asad Umar on Friday said...

Pakistan, China ink Karachi-Peshawar railway line agreement

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) and the National Railway Administration (NRA) of China on Tuesday signed an agreement pertaining to the ML-1 project at...

Saudi Arabia has provided generous assistance to Pakistan: NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that Saudi Arabia is a selfless friend that has always stood firmly with Pakistan in times...