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Pleasant to meet the Hon. Governor @ShahFarman_PTI during my first visit to Peshawar. KP is of great potential to develop agricultural and mineral cooperation. Expect to witness more tangible cooperation to celebrate the 70th anniversary of China Pak relations.

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Wednesday said his government wanted to benefit from Chinese cooperation in the fields of minerals, fisheries, agriculture and livestock and for establishing technical vocational training centres in the province. Talking to Chinese Amba­ss­ador Nong Rong, who called on him along with…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday agreed to bridge the funding gap of an estimated Rs175 billion worth of Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway project ensilaged under public-private partnership mode. Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) took the decision during a meeting presided over by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. “We…

LAHORE: The Chinese government has sent Pakistan’s first modern railways’ infrastructure project — Main Line-1 (ML-1) — to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a $6 billion loan after all technical, administrative and other issues have finally been resolved, paving the way for launching civil work on this…

PESHAWAR: Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong has said that no effort would be spared to further cement ties between China and Pakistan. He was speaking at the Pakistan China Friendship Association (PCFA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter’s Pak China Friendship Tree Plantation Drive 2021 at Civil Officers Mess in Peshawar. Ambassador Rong lauded…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman in Peshawar. During the meeting, the Governor apprised the ambassador about investment opportunities in five extraordinary fields of the province. These fields include olives, honey, fresh and dry fruits, saffron and precious stones. He said investment…

Pakistan is a proud partner of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through its flagship programme of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which capitalizes on Pakistan’s ideal location at the crossroads of regional markets and the government’s policy of geo-economics to act as transit corridor for trade, energy pipelines and tourist…

ISLAMABAD – CPEC Authority chairman Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa along with Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong visited Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Bajwa in a tweet said, “SEZ progressing well, provision of amenities, including power, gas, access road, security wall as per envisaged timelines”. He added that first Chinese…

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) — Pakistani international relations and foreign policy experts have said during a webinar that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will enhance regional connectivity and bring brighter future to its members. Speaking at the event held by the Islamia University of Bahawalpur in the country’s…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Dera Ismail Khan division commissioner Amir Latif has said the multibillion dollar CPEC project would bring socioeconomic prosperity in Dera district. Talking to Dawn here on Monday, he said work on the CPEC route passing through Dera Ismail Khan had almost been complete. He said as soon…