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ISLAMABAD, May 19 (APP): Pakistan and China will soon have a new and alternative short road connectivity as an alternative to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which would be constructed by Pakistan at the cost of Rs 50 billion. The new route funded by the Pakistani government, will be in…

ISLAMABAD: As many as 18 projects worth around Rs83 billion have been identified in agriculture sector under the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project, with an aim to exploit its true potential and modernize it for the sustainable economic growth. “Agriculture development is the main component of the second-phase of…

PESHAWAR: A two-day CPEC industrial cooperation virtual conference was organised by the Centre for Pakistan Studies, Peking University, Beijing, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade as part of the 70-year celebrations of Pak-China friendship. Ambassador of Pakistan to China Moinul Haq, CPEC Parliamentary Committee chairman Sher Ali Arbab,…

THE idea for the development of Gwadar Deep Sea Port remained under debate and discussion for decades before it was formally launched in 2002. While the developmental work was going on for the completion of Gwadar Port, many ideas were offered from various stakeholders about the connectivity issues of the…

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said bilateral economic cooperation between China and Pakistan would go long way in promoting regional and global trade integration. Talking to APP here, the adviser said both the countries had already strengthened cooperation in various…

PESHAWAR: The KP government arranged a function here on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic ties. Presiding over a meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Chief Secretary Kazim Niaz said the KP government was marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and People’s Republic of China…

Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it is striving to make Pakistan a hub of transshipment by tapping the potential of the geographical location of the country and its capability to help cargo reach the outside world through its ports. The officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of…

ISLAMABAD  – The four Special Economic Zones (SEZs), work on which is continuing at full swing, would create as many as 1.47 million jobs besides playing an important role in promoting local industry to lead the country towards sustainable economic growth. “The four SEZs including Rashakai M-1 Nowshera; Dhabeji Thatta;…

China will invest in human development infrastructure under CPEC by launching Pakistan as a pilot country for the Health Silk Road (HSR), says Pakistan’s Economic Haroon Sharif in an article published by Gwadar Pro. He recalled in May 24, 2020, Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister said China will work with…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to China increased 31 percent to $1.9 billion during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, according to the ministry of commerce. Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood attributed this growth to the implementation of second phase of the free trade agreement between China and Pakistan. On…