Tag: CPEC

Stakeholders onboard over Saudi investment, Asad Umar tells Senate

---Says China agreed third countries could be given a role in individual projects Finance Minister Asad Umar tried to placate the ongoing controversy regarding the...

Info minister admits China not taken on board over Saudi inclusion...

--After Saudi Arabia, other nations set to join CPEC as investment partners, says Fawad --Says China had agreed to Pakistani proposal for inclusion of third...

Saudi Arabia will not be part of CPEC

Pakistan said that Saudi Arabia would not be made a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, adding that the proposed investments would...

Oil refinery to be set up in Gwadar, claims Bakhtiar

--Minister says new refinery will help decrease Pakistan’s oil imports by 50 per cent --Asad Umar says no Reko Diq agreement without taking Balochistan govt...

Red tape, lack of information irks Saudi investment delegation

--- BoI chairman hesitant in assuming office as Saudi team visits seeking investment opportunities ISLAMABAD: While the Saudi Investment team was looking at investment opportunities...

China: A Success Story

The history of prosperous nations around the world will reveal that their success was only possible after a long struggle and resilience of their...

China ‘perturbed’ on being left out of Saudi inclusion in CPEC

---Pakistan didn't consult China before including of KSA despite China assuring they were open to changes ---Both countries agreed to keep CPEC a bilateral affair...

Khusro says CPEC not given proper attention by PML-N govt

Minister says govt to include the third party in China-backed economic corridor ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday said that the...

Envoy says Pak-China ties should be benchmark for cooperation under BRI

Yao Jing says China to continue to prioritise Pakistan in its foreign policies, neighbourhood diplomacy ISLAMABAD: As President Xi Jinping put it, the relations between...

Seems like govt is trying to weaken CPEC: Rabbani

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Monday said it looked as if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was trying to "weaken the...

Pakistan cuts Chinese ‘Silk Road’ rail project by $2bn

--Railways Minister Rasheed says Chinese loan for rail projects under CPEC reduced to $6.2bn as Pakistan cannot afford debt burden --Says Pakistan remains committed to...

PTI govt should quit efforts to roll back CPEC: Rafique

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday stressed that the government should quit its attempts to roll back the China-Pakistan...

Govt to offer Saudis investment opportunities in Reko Diq

Pakistan will likely offer investment opportunities in Reko Diq mines and LNG-based power plants to Saudi Arabia in exchange for oil on deferred payments...

China will stand by Pakistan for its development, prosperity: Yao Jing

---Senate chairman says Pakistan fully committed to implementing CPEC ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing Saturday said that China will continue to stand by...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia have signed three agreements: Fawad

--Federal cabinet decides to devise comprehensive policy on Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed three grant agreements, adding that the...

Bilawal says ready to face jail during PM Imran’s term

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said that his party's leaders were sentenced to jail during Ziaul Haq and Pervez...

China says ‘plots’ to disrupt ties with Pakistan will fail

--Chinese FM tells Pakistani counterpart both countries should continue to make 'all-out' efforts to promote CPEC, expand trade and reduce poverty   BEIJING: Any plots to sow...