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Since the beginning of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), around 1100km long road network has been completed while 850 km is under construction. According to Gwadar Pro, the new motorways and highways are now built on Public-Private Partnership Policy. The World Economic forum has reported earlier that Pakistan has been…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be of around $50.7 billion, which would generate massive economic activities and employment opportunities. In a written reply to a question of a member of the National…

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform the groundbreaking of the much-anticipated Rashakai special economic zone today (Friday). It will be the first economic zone in the country to be launched under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. In a video message released here, special assistant to the chief minister on…

Islamabad : The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) had a Panel Discussion on ‘Pakistan-China-Afghanistan: Prospects of Trilateral Cooperation for Regional Stability.’ The distinguished speakers included: Ambassador Masood Khalid, former ambassador to China, Ambassador Omar Samad, Nonresident Senior Fellow Atlantic…

ISLAMABAD   –  Cultural Counsellor and Director China Cultural Centre in Pakistan, Mr Zhang Heqing on Thursday said that as many as 5,000 jobs are being created for Chinese language learners all over the Pakistan. Chairing the webinar titled “CPEC & New Direction of Chinese Teaching in Pakistan” the other day,…

Islamabad: Pakistan is making all-out efforts to include ‘Green (symbolizing pro-environment initiative) into multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to ensure large-scale development never harms natural environment especially in vulnerable areas. According to the details, Pakistan’s government has already floated a proposal to the Chinese government to change CPEC to…

ISLAMABAD – The Senate on Thursday passed “The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Bill, 2021” after the Opposition parties staged a walk-out from the House on the subject. The Opposition wanted the Bill to be referred to the concerned Standing Committee while the government insisted on passage of the Bill.…

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf on Thursday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) fits perfectly with “Pakistan’s geo-economic paradigm that is now the vision of the government”. According to a statement issued from the office of the National Security Adviser, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called upon…

ISLAMABAD: The Challenge Fashion Group, a Chinese company on Wednesday vowed to expand its business under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan which would create over 20,000 jobs for locals, CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa said. He said the Chinese investor had already established a…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday approved nine mega development projects at a cost of Rs361 billion and almost all of them were brought for the second time before a project approval authority due to cost overruns and weak execution. Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin virtually chaired the meeting of…