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China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad told Reuters in a text message on Saturday. The government is working to strengthen its finances after securing a $7bn International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout in September 2024. The first installment of the…

BEIJING: The third session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, held its second plenary meeting Saturday to deliberate work reports of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP). Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders…

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has launched a programme to distribute 15,000 solar home systems to tackle the province’s electricity shortage, with financial support from Chinese aid agencies. The initiative is backed by a grant from the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and the South-South Cooperation for Addressing Climate Change…

Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi, met with Pan Jiang, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation at China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), to discuss the ongoing progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with CPEC’s development under the Belt…

China is prepared to strengthen space cooperation with Pakistan, its embassy in Islamabad said on Tuesday, quoting Chinese Foreign Spokesperson Lin Jian, who highlighted a day earlier a Pakistani astronaut would soon join the Chinese space station successfully. Pakistan’s space agency signed a cooperation agreement with China last week, paving…

The first cargo route between Urumqi in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Islamabad in Pakistan officially commences operation on March 4, 2025. (Photo/CMG) The first air cargo route between Urumqi in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Islamabad in Pakistan officially commenced operation on Tuesday, strengthening cross-border…

ISLAMABAD, Mar 3 (APP): China’s Two Sessions, the annual gatherings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will lay a solid foundation for further strengthening the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and China. This was stated by Muhammad Zamir Assadi, a Research Fellow at…

China’s BYD, a global leader in New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), and Pakistan’s Mega Motor Company (MMC) Private Limited have commenced vehicle deliveries in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. According to an official statement, the companies plan to roll out 100 units within the first 48 hours. BYD Pakistan also announced showroom…

PESHAWAR: An inter-school Chinese painting, calligraphy, and speech competition concluded here on Saturday. It was organised at the China Window, the Chinese cultural centre in the provincial metropolis, in collaboration with the Peshawar Model School. Addressing the prize distribution ceremony of the competition, former vice-chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women…

ISLAMABAD: In a major achievement for the country’s space programme, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday announced that Pakistan, in collaboration with China, will be launching its first manned space mission to China’s space station. Speaking at a function following the exchange of agreement between Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research…