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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States’ ‘war on terror’ bred more terrorists, adding that Islamabad was virtually a “fortress” during this period. The premier expressed the views during an exclusive interview with journalist Fareed Zakaria on CNN, which aired on Sunday, when he was asked about his…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said his recent visit to Beijing and bilateral meetings with its leadership had added further strength to the time-tested ties between the two countries and would accelerate the pace of work on the ongoing projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During an…

An international symposium on the hydropower development in Pakistan will be held on Monday (today) to highlight the significance of the cheapest source of energy. Prime Minister Imran Khan will participate as a special guest in the symposium, which will be held in the PM Office auditorium, said a statement…

A joint venture firm in Pakistan’s steel sector is prepared to resume production after overcoming initial difficulties. Alhaj Steel is the largest private sector joint venture in the steel industry and the ownership is shared between HEBEI Xingang Iron and Steel Group of China and Alhaj Group of Pakistan. The…

Azad Kashmir offers plenty of investment opportunities to the businessmen in tourism, mines and minerals, hydel power and other sectors, said Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi. Speaking to the business community at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Saturday, he urged…

The propaganda by the western countries against China died down in a spectacular way, as the Winter Olympics held amid a galaxy of world leaders. The report says, Bravo China – the Winter Olympics in Beijing becomes a successful event even before the formal conclusion, an evidence of the great…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry expressed Pakistan’s desire to build a semiconductor manufacturing zone in collaboration with China to make the country self-sufficient in modern gadgets and open new avenues of development. In an interview with China Economic Net, the minister stated that as a core element of…

The book ‘Teen Sultnaoun Kee Daastan’ is an Urdu translation by Zahoor Ahmad of a famous historical novel of China credited to Luo Guanzhong. It is an impressive story of sparring cliques in the era of China’s Han dynasty. The novel covers the period 168 AD to 280 AD. It…

Hundreds of children belonging to lessprivileged families in the scenic Kaghan Valley are being fed on a daily basis at the under-construction Suki Kinari hydropower project along the Kunhar River. The Suki Kinari dam project, one of the key initiatives of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is estimated to…

BEIJING: Appreciating Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing said both China and Pakistan would welcome all countries and international organisations to participate in the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the basis of consensus. “We appreciate the remarks made by…