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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.…

KASHGAR, Oct 30 (APP):Pakistani Senator Saleem Mandviwala on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for a robust legal and institutional framework to ensure the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during his keynote address at the China (Kashgar)–Central and South Asia Rule of Law Forum. Addressing a gathering…

China has announced it will arrange for a Pakistan astronaut to perform short-term missions as part of China’s space station missions, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The astronaut from Pakistan will train alongside Chinese astronauts, Xinhua reported China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) as announcing at a press conference.…

China and Pakistan are committed to enhancing economic growth and improving the well-being of their citizens as Beijing’s success in implementing Five-Year Plans offers a model for governance that can be valuable for Islamabad, which is working on its own Uraan five-year plan. These remarks were made by China’s Ambassador…