Tag: CPEC

Cairo summit stresses new partnerships to reap full potential of CPEC,...

---Speakers says Suez Canal, Gwadar to emerge as mega ports with huge trade volume passing through them ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an international summit in Cairo...

Mini-budget is ‘inflation bomb’ for masses, Shehbaz tells Umar

--NA Opp leader criticises PTI govt for imposing Rs183bn taxes, burdening nation by increasing gas prices --Says slashing of PSDP funds will affect education, health,...

Mushahid lauds Saudi Arabia’s participation in CPEC

BEIJING: Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has welcomed the government’s offer to Saudi Arabia to become the third...

Pakistan wants to advance ties with both US, China: FM Qureshi

WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Sunday said Pakistan desires to advance close relations with both the United States (US) and China, underscoring that PM...

Govt, Opp to clash in parliament over review of CPEC, Pak-India...

---PM Khan to brief parliament about visit to Saudi Arabia ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition are set to clash in a fiery session of the...

Pakistan takes China into confidence over Saudi inclusion in CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken China into confidence over Saudi Arabia joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as a strategic partner, Minister for Information...

Usman Dar says govt has struck $10b deal with Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Deputy Secretary-General Usman Dar has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has struck $10 billion deal with Saudi Arabia. He...

CPEC provides important new trade route between China and the Gulf:...

BEIJING: Former prime minister Shaukat Aziz has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), would reduce...

China satisfied with CPEC security

--Chinese Gen Han acknowledges high professional standing of Pakistan Army during meeting with Gen Bajwa   RAWALPINDI: China has appreciated the high degree of security being provided...

Khusro Bakhtiar denies PML-N’s claims regarding CPEC finance-cut

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Khusro Bakhtiar on Sunday denied claims of Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal regarding cut in...

CPEC to be implemented on time, as planned: Shehryar Afridi

-- Says working groups considering 35 areas to chalk out policies in 100-day plan -- Interior minister believes ‘gone are the days of civil-military discord’ ISLAMABAD:...

China, Pakistan agree on upgrading ML-1 railways track

BEIJING:  Ministry of Railways and the National Railway Administration of China (NRAC) have undertaken initial work for working on Pakistan Railways’ Mainline 1 (ML-1),...

Nepotism, witch hunt of officials at Planning Ministry may jeopardise CPEC

--Planning Ministry's media head Asim Khan resigns in protest against unceremonious ouster of Shahid Zia Cheema   ISLAMABAD: While the controversy over the ‘review’ of multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan...

FO bins Indo-US joint statement, calls it violation of ‘diplomatic norms’

--FO says Pakistan not reviewing CPEC agreements ISLAMABAD:  Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Faisal Thursday said that the FO has taken “strong exception to the unwarranted...

CPEC being targeted because of US-China trade war: Fawad Ch

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmad Chaudhry has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being targeted because of the ongoing US-China trade...

No compromise on CPEC’s security, Gen Bajwa assures China

--China lauds Pakistan's firm commitment towards smooth implementation of CPEC   ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...

Early completion of CPEC is a top priority of both the...

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly (NA) Asad Qaiser has said that the early completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the top priority of both...