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LAHORE: First electric railway transportation project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) “The Orange Line Metro Rail (OLMT)” Lahore celebrated its 5th year of successful operation with a grand event organized at its Head Office, Depot Harbanspura. The celebration marked five years of safe, efficient, and uninterrupted operations, symbolizing the strong…

BEIJING: China and Pakistan have taken another major step toward deepening their economic and technological collaboration, signing three new cooperation agreements under the framework of the Office for Asia-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion at China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The latest deals cover a clean water project, a…

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with Vice President of China Han Zheng wherein they reaffirmed their resolve to further deepen the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership based on mutual trust, respect, and a shared vision for regional peace and prosperity. In the meeting held on the…

Pakistan plans to launch its first Chinese-built Hangor-class submarine next year, a key step in a major naval modernisation programme aimed at strengthening maritime surveillance and defence capabilities. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf told China’s Global Times that under a $5 billion defence agreement, Pakistan will receive eight…

Thirty-one students from Punjab have departed for China to continue studies under the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Punjab’s Dual Diploma Programme, an initiative aimed at promoting technical education and international collaboration. According to a Gwadar Pro’s report on Monday, the group is part of the second batch…

ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan have moved to expand industrial cooperation under the “Action Plan to Foster an Even Closer China–Pakistan Community with a Shared Future in the New Era (2025–2029),” with both sides reaffirming their commitment to deepen manufacturing and investment partnerships under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A 15-member…

The Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), ‘Pakistan’s largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced that lenders of its associated Thar-based power projects — Thar Energy Limited (TEL) and ThalNova Power Thar (Private) Limited (TN) — have formally declared the occurrence of the Project Completion Date (PCD) for both 2x330MW coal-fired power…

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had brought new opportunities to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). “The CPEC has brought new opportunities for livelihood, trade and connectivity to GB. Our collective task is to ensure that these opportunities reach every valley and every village, creating shared…

Chinese and Pakistani institutions have signed a batch of agreements for cooperation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) at the China Annual Conference & Expo for International Education. Eight Chinese vocational colleges from provinces including Jiangxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Anhui and Xinjiang reached cooperation deals with Pakistani partners. The…

ISLAMABAD: China’s Consul General Zhao Shiren has announced scholarships worth Rs1 million for students of the Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS), while urging stronger educational and cultural cooperation between Pakistan and China to deepen people-to-people linkages. During his visit to GCWUS on the invitation of Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr.…