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The Chinese government extended on Thursday a helping hand to Pakistan by providing emergency cash assistance worth $100,000 for rain-affected regions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). A donation ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong handing over the cash assistance to Pakistan’s Foreign…

President Asif Ali Zardari has thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for extending him warm congratulations on his re-election as the President of Pakistan. While replying to President Xi’s letter, the president expressed his commitment to working closely with the Chinese President to deepen practical cooperation, strengthen the all-weather partnership, and…

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Ambassador Jiang Zaidong congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in first meeting after the latter took top office for second time. Prime Minister Sharif expressed gratitude to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for their warm messages of greetings on his re-election. The premier responded to…

Chinese debt is only 13 percent of the total foreign payable debt and its basic objective is to drag Pakistan out of the debt trap by extending necessary financial assistance, said Zhao Shiren, Chinese Consul General in Lahore. Addressing the business community at Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI),…

After featuring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in his first parliamentary speech after reelection, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif renewed call for further strengthening bilateral ties between “iron brothers” by working together through “thick and thin”, and moving towards “second phase” of the multibillion-dollar project. Premier Shehbaz thanked Chinese President Xi…

Gwadar Institute of Technology (GIT), established in 2014 through a partnership between the Govt of Balochistan and the Pakistan Army, is sending 10 promising graduates to China for advanced studies, fully funded by the government. With a mission to equip students with essential skills, GIT offers a diverse range of…

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal here on Tuesday reiterated that political stability and continuation of policies were prerequisites to lead the country towards stability and development. Addressing a press conference after assuming the charge of federal minister, he lamented that political instability and discontinuation…

BEIJING: China attaches high importance to promote its relations with Pakistan and stands ready to jointly work to carry forward traditional friendship and advance practical cooperation between the two countries, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. “We send our warm congratulations to Mr Zardari on assumption as president,”…

The Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) Lahore, built under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has won the prestigious award “Brands Icon of Pakistan 2023 in the category of Metro Rail Transit System here. THE BRAND ICONS of Pakistan 2923 is among those brands that have become the…

To strengthen agricultural col­laboration between Pakistan and China, the Diplomatic In­sight Group (DIG) has hosted a distinguished delegation from China, comprising top agricul­tural scientists and business leaders. Dr Farhat Asif, Chair­person of Diplomatic Insight Group, and CEO Mr Muham­mad Asif Noor welcomed the Chinese delegation to their of­fice. The delegation…