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This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between China and Pakistan. It is of even more specific and profound significance for both China and Pakistan to celebrate the event at a very high standard in the year 2021, which is characterised by the continuing wild-spread…

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (Xinhua) — The government of Pakistan here on Friday proposed its financial budget for the next fiscal year with plans to focus on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the country’s economic development, creation of employment opportunities and poverty alleviation. The country’s…

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday issued Rs70 commemorative coin to mark 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, a statement said. The diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and China were established on May 21, 1951. The coin was launched in an event held…

Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday said all-out efforts are being made to speed up industrialization under CPEC, a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative. Promotion of industry is a key target for CPEC which is imperative for the economic development, revenue…

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) brought relationship between the two countries to new heights. The minister gave the remarks on the inauguration ceremony for the issuance of a commemorative coin to mark the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-China ties. Dr. Reza…

PHNOM PENH, June 10 (Xinhua) — Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has praised China for helping the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the world to fight against the COVID-19, said a foreign ministry’s statement released on Wednesday. The statement was released after Sokhonn…

Over the past few years, Pakistan has managed to adequately alter its energy mix which was previously lopsided towards expensive and non-environment friendly Furnace Oil (FO). With the start of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), investment was made in construction of power plants which were pre-dominantly based on indigenous coal…

PEACEFUL access to hydropower energy remains paramount to Pakistan’s sustainable development. In order to cater to the growing energy needs, Pakistan is committed to bringing new energy projects. Small and big hydropower projects are the core of this development strategy. Pakistan was ranked third after China and Brazil for its…

Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology, has expressed hope that establishment of the Sino-Pakistan Cooperation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine (SPCCTCM)at Karachi University would open new horizons for researchers. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Sino-Pakistan Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine-Traditional Unani…

A joint venture of Service Group and Chinese firm Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co Ltd is ready to start its tyre manufacturing plant this month in Pakistan for buses and trucks. This was announced by Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Trade Abdul Razak Dawood in a couple of…