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PM Shehbaz directs including Diamer Bhasha Hydropower Project in CPEC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the concerned authorities to include $8 billion Diamer Bhasha Hydropower Project (DBHP) in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, well informed sources in Ministry of Water Resources told Business Recorder. According to Wapda, potential benefits of the project include mitigating water storage; i.e., 6.4 MAF…
Read More »Pakistan prepares 41 potential deals for Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s historic visit
Pakistan has rationalised its investment expectations from the Gulf nations under the Special Investment Facilitation Council to $27 billion in five years, as it also hopes to clinch some new deals during the upcoming visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang. However, the exact number of agreements and memorandum of…
Read More »Minister Planning Ahsan Iqbal sees progress in CPEC phase-II, ML-1 projects
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ahsan Iqbal has expressed hope that there will be progress on CPEC Phase-II and ML-1 projects during the upcoming visit of the Chinese President to Pakistan. He was talking to the media here on…
Read More »50 schools in merged districts benefit from Chinese financial assistance, says Faisal Khan Tarakai
PESHAWAR: KP Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Faisal Khan Tarakai has said that all kinds of facilities are provided in 50 schools in merged districts of the erstwhile Fata with the financial assistance of the People’s Republic of China beside a project of the newly constructed schools is also…
Read More »CPEC projects’ review meeting held ahead of SCO Summit
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 2nd Oct, 2024) Ahead of the mid-October Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, a high-level review meeting on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects was convened under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal here Wednesday. The meeting brought together Secretaries…
Read More »Pakistan Becomes Second-Largest Market for Chinese Solar Exports in 2024
Pakistan has emerged as a significant new market for Chinese photovoltaic (PV) companies, aligning with its path toward energy transformation. According to statistics from the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), in the first half of 2024, Asia overtook Europe as the largest export destination for PV products and Pakistan has…
Read More »PM Shehbaz Sharif Congratulates China on 75th Anniversary, Reaffirms Commitment to CPEC
Islamabad – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended heartfelt congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and the people of China on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In a post on his X handle, the Prime Minister praised China’s remarkable progress…
Read More »Punjab Chief Minister Praises Pakistan-China Friendship on China’s 75th Anniversary
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif Tuesday paid special greetings to the government and people of China on their 75th National Day. She expressed her best wishes for President Xi Jinping and his colleagues. In her congratulatory message at the start of the Golden Week of celebrations regarding…
Read More »Thousands Celebrate China’s 75th Anniversary at Tian’anmen Square
BEIJING: Around 120,000 people gathered here at Tian’anmen Square on Tuesday morning, braving the brisk autumn air to witness the national flag-raising ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Brimming with pride and excitement, the crowd watched in admiration as the flag rose.…
Read More »President Xi Jinping Highlights Modernization and Unity on National Day
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of humanity. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made…
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