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The Government of Pakistan has allocated Rs5 billion for the construction and completion of the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) in Balochistan province. Under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2023-24, the government has set aside Rs5 billion for the NGIA, which will prove vital for the air traffic in…

Chinese enterprises have displayed a keen interest in importing meat, chilli, and other food commodities from Pakistan, with some expressing readiness to relocate their industrial operations to the country, announced Ghulam Qadir, the Commercial Counsellor at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing. Qadir led a delegation of approximately 110 Chinese representatives…

Pakistan has expressed deep grief over the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China. In a statement on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said our thoughts and sympathies are with the affected people and the bereaved families. She said in this difficult time, Pakistan stands…

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPPCAAS), and the Department of Entomology at the University of Agriculture have signed an agreement in Beijing to establish the Pakistan-China Joint Research Facility for ‘Trim Brother Administration.’ The ceremony took place at IPPCAAS. The letter of intent was duly…

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue a Rs100 commemorative coin to mark the 10th anniversary of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it said on Thursday. The coin to be issued through the exchange counters of SBP Banking Services Corporation from August 11, 2023. “The China Pakistan Economic…

ISLAMABAD: Senior officials of Pakistan and China have held deliberations on the developments in South Asia and the wider region marked by mutual understanding and commonality of views. In a statement on Thursday, Foreign Office said the third round of Pakistan-China Director General-level Consultations on South Asia was held in…

ISLAMABAD: First Sino-Pak feature film premier held to strengthen bilateral cultural exchanges, said Zhang Heqing, the Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan. The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) recently hosted the premiere of “Ba’tie Girl,” the inaugural Sino-Pak feature film, marking a decade of the China-Pakistan Economic…

Chinese Consul General in Karachi Yang Yundong, on Wednesday, said that future of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is very promising and it will greatly contribute to peace and prosperity of both countries as well as the region. The Chinese CG, while addressing a press conference along with Commercial Counselor…

ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom is keen to enhance strategic partnership with Pakistan and make it more concrete. The new British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, in an exclusive interview with The News here at her residence in Diplomatic Enclave maintained that she wanted to see those trade figures with…

BEIJING, Aug 8 (APP): The 7th China-South Asia Exposition will be held in Kunming, China from August 16 to 20, with the theme of “Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development”. Last week, the first batch of 59 exhibits from Pakistan and other countries entered the exhibition hall under the supervision…