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QUETTA – Balochistan Governor Amanul­lah Khan Yasinzai said on Thursday that Balochistan was an important link of CPEC, where the Gwadar Port was the jewel of Crown. “CPEC in Balo­chistan is well underway and we begin to see early harvest as more Chinese investment pour­ing in,” he added. The governor…

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Hainan province of China on Friday. They discussed bilateral relations and other matters of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister is in China to represent Pakistan in the second round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue.

SLAMABAD – China has been highly successful against extremism in Xinjiang, speakers at a webinar agreed on Thursday. The webinar titled ‘The success of Chinese policy against extremism in Xinjiang’ was organized by Pak-China Center for Friendship and Cooperation, Islamabad to highlight the economic development in Xinjiang and the effective…

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted 61 percent growth during the first month of this fiscal year (FY21) supported by Chinese inflows. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan fetched FDI amounted to $114.3 million in July 2020 compared to $71.1 million in July 2019, showing an increase of…

ISLAMABAD: Leading political parties on Thurs­day vowed to ensure a conducive political environment and favourable public opinion for the progress and development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC), besides shielding it from threats. The political parties at the conclusion of the Second Conference of the China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) Political…

ISLAMABAD: The Communist Party of China (CPC) and Pakistan’s mainstream political parties agreed to preserve, protect and promote China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It was pointed out that three issues in Pakistan enjoy a broad national consensus across the board above party lines including Kashmir, nuclear programme and CPEC and…

According to sources, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will pay a one-day visit to China during which he will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other top Chinese leaders. The meetings will focus on regional peace and security issues, including CPEC, security co-operation…

BEIJING, Aug 19 (APP): Muhammad Usman, a Pakistan student pursuing his research in Lanzhou University in China hoped to work for improvement of waste management and production of renewable energy after completion of his studies. “I hope that when we go back to Pakistan, we would improve the situation of…

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Chi­na have decided to undertake a long-term plan under the CPEC (2020-30) to boost agriculture sector. The plan, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednes­day includes upgrading agricultur­al infrastructure, promoting the con­struction of water-saving modern agricultural zones, and increasing the development and remediation…