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LAHORE: Opay, a Chinese company present in various countries including Nigeria, plans to invest $100 million in Pakistan’s digital payments sector by increasing points of sale (POS) from 10,000 to 100,000, its country president told Dawn on Tuesday. It also plans to buy a microfinance bank and has applied for the requisite…

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Commit­tee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday accepted offers for the import of almost 950,000 tonnes of wheat including 450,000 tonnes from Russia at the same rate of $372 per tonne. With this, Russia has become the single largest wheat supplier to Pakistan this year, taking…

The first 660-megawatt unit of Shanghai Electric 1,320 MW Thar coal-based power plant has been connected to the national grid. This was stated by Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan in a tweet, according to Gwadar Pro. The minister termed the addition of low-cost electricity from indigenous resources as…

As part of measures to enhance and enrich China-Pakistan cultur­al relations, China’s intangible cul­tural heritage exhibition is all set to be held on 6th December (Tues­day) at Art Gallery, Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore. According to Gwadar Pro, the in­tangible cultural heritage exhibi­tion is organised under the aegis of the Chinese…

A delegation of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau (CCTEB ) led by Tan Guofu, Vice Chairman of the company called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday. Talking to the delegation, the Prime Minister said mutual relations between Pakistan and China have been very reliable and exemplary…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (APP):China and Pakistan will jointly advance China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with greater efficiency making it an exemplar of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, Deputy Head of Mission, Chinese Embassy Pang Chunxue said on Thursday. She said the two sides will make full use of the Joint…

KARACHI, Dec 1 (APP): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday visited the Chinese consulate here to offer condolence over the death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan. In his remarks in the condolence book, the foreign minister said the…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (APP):  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the embassy of China here in Islamabad to offer his condolences over the death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. In a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong, the prime minister expressed deep sorrow on the death of former…

Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong called on Planning Ahsan Iqbal in Islamabad on Wednesday. They exchanged views on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects. Speaking on the occasion, Ahsan Iqbal thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his commitment to fully support Pakistan. He said the CPEC is the top priority of the government…

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar Tuesday sought the support of Bank of China and asked the Bank’s President for expansion of business relations with Pakistan to deepen the economic and financial relations. In a virtual meeting with President Bank of China Liu Jin, the minister shared…