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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday lauded the “historic” ties between Pakistan and China during a meeting with a Chinese business delegation. According to a handout from the Prime Minister’s Office, a high-level 11-member Chinese business delegation led by Qian Xiaojun, the founder, president and controlling shareholder of IBI Beijing…

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical companies have signed 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese firms, paving the way for the local manufacturing of raw materials for medicines (API/ active pharmaceutical ingredients). The MoUs would help establish collaboration for vaccine production locally, transfer of technology, and attracting both foreign and domestic investment into…

ISLAMABAD  –   Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri on Monday congratulated China and Pakistan on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, describing the enduring partnership as “truly exemplary”. In a statement issued to mark the occasion, Mr Haideri said the relationship between Islamabad and…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to depart for China on an official visit on May 23, sources said on Saturday. The sources said during the May 23 to May 25 visit, the prime minister will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese prime minister. The visit,…

LAHORE: China’s Consul General Sun Yan said that the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will centre on high-quality development, with priorities including industrialisation, agricultural modernisation, technological innovation, green growth and improvement in livelihoods. He was speaking at a conference held at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

QUETTA: Federal Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has convened a meeting of the authorities concerned on Monday in Islamabad to review the situation created by a Chinese company’s sudden announcement of closing all its operations in Pakistan and China as well as a factory in Gwadar. The management of…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has invited Chinese investment in Pakistan’s priority sectors, with a particular focus on alternative energy, during his ongoing visit to China, according to state-run Radio Pakistan. The president arrived in China on Saturday for a week-long visit covering the Hunan and Hainan provinces for engagements…

Pakistan Navy on Thursday commissioned its first Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor, at a ceremony held in Sanya, China, the military’s media wing said. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that President Asif Ali Zardari attended the event as the chief guest, while Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed…

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to visit China in May, with expectations of further strengthening high-level Pakistan-China engagement. During the visit, discussions will focus on bilateral relations and economic cooperation, with progress on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects forming a key part of the agenda.…