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ISLAMABAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Four special economic zones (SEZs) being set up under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are likely to generate about 575,000 direct and over 1 million indirect jobs in Pakistan, a senior official said on Thursday. The economic zones being established in the…

BEIJING, Dec 15 (APP): The 7th forum on China-Pakistan scientific, technological and economic cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was held by the Pakistan Study Centre at Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU). The scientific, technological and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan has continuously injected new impetus…

BEIJING, Dec 14 (APP): Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Co. Ltd signed a letter of intent with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) this month on promoting MNP marker technology in Pakistan, a method to identify plant varieties. The method, developed by Jianghan University, China, can identify seed varieties at the molecular…

Two documentaries titled ‘Dividends of CPEC for Balochistan’ and ‘How Shenzhen emerged as global industrial hub’ were screened. In the former documentary, students were shown how CPEC is benefiting the people of Balochistan. The documentary gave a deep insight into the economic, social, and political impact that CPEC has had…

The CPEC Project after completion has proved to be a game changer not only for Balochistan but for whole Pakistan too. Chinese mobile company Zong has took the initiative to bring digitization to the education sector in Balochistan. A number of schools have been funded in this regard where higher…

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s energy import bill touched an exorbitant $27 billion, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif underlined the need to explore indigenous resources including hydel, solar, air and coal to produce cheap electricity. Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan stated that a 1,320MW project has been initiated by the…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday decided to take help from Chinese experts for the eradication of smog on the orders of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and wrote a letter to Ambassador in China, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. Deputy Attorney General Asad Ali Bajwa informed the ministry about LHC’s…

Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan said that the government’s priority of transition into clean energy was in order to save costs and protect the environment. According to Gwadar Pro on Monday, he was addressing an “International Forum for Energy Transition 2022” held in Beijing, with wide participation from…

The second 660MW block of the Shanghai-Thar Coal Power Plant was successfully connected to the national grid on Sunday. The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) media wing announced this via a tweet on the same day. The £2.6 billion ($3.2 billion) integrated project is intended to be part of China’s…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): China has offered Pakistan, a cash grant worth US$112.33 million for post-flood reconstruction activities, besides sending the in-kind support worth of $14.06 million (100 million RMB). Besides the Chinese government grant and in-kind support, the additional support also came from China including 100 million RMB ($14.05…