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ISLAMABAD  –  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) was signed here, aimed at further strengthening collaborative activities in meteorology and climatology. Sahibzad Khan, Director General of PMD, and Dr Yaohua Li, Director…

LAHORE: Pakistan and China celebrated the 10th anniversary of their flagship economic project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), on Friday, with speakers at a conference highlighting its achievements and future prospects. The conference, organised by the Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), was attended by government officials,…

China is reported to have agreed to a revised cost of $6.6bn for Mainline-1 (ML-1) — the 1,872km Karachi-Peshawar railway track — and would submit a modified design plan for the project to Pakistan latest by October 31. Informed sources told Dawn that Communications Secretary Khurram Agha who heads the Pakistani side…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar noted that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are vital vehicles for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr Kakar expressed these views during a call on with Chinese Vice-President Mr. Han Zheng here in New York on the…

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Muhammad Sami Saeed, directed the relevant stakeholders to expedite the work on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. The minister for planning gave directions while chairing a meeting to review progress on SEZs under the CPEC.…

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s relations with China were neither a “zero-sum game” nor at the expense of its relations with any other country, including the “robust” ties with the United States. Speaking at an event of the Asia Society on the sidelines of…

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated 3rd Nanxia International Friendship Citizen Forum in the capital Yinchuan of the province of Nangxia China. CM Mohsin Naqvi got the distinction of becoming 1st Pakistani Chief Minister for inaugurating the Nanxia International Friendship Forum. CM Mohsin Naqvi was given a warm reception…

A media delegation from Balochistan, currently on visit to China, met Pakistan Ambassador to China Moinul Haque at the Pakistan embassy on Wednesday Ambassador Haque briefed the delegation about Pakistan and China bilateral relations especially the current status of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which he termed as the flagship…

LAHORE  –  Punjab Caretaker Chief Min­ister Mohsin Naqvi paid a visit to the Communist Party Secretary Office in Yinchuan, the capital of China’s Ningxia province. Nangxia Communist Party Secretary Liang Yanshun extended a warm welcome to CM Mohsin Naqvi and the ac­companying delegation, said a handout issued here. During their…

LAHORE: Director-General Asian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Liu Jinsong has said that China attaches great importance to the well-being and economic development of Balochistan and Gwadar region in Pakistan. He said that China continues investment to demonstrating that China’s friendly policy towards Pakistan is oriented…