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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa Wednesday said work on the Suki Kinari hydal power project was in full swing as progress on the project remained unaffected due to COVID-19. In a tweet, Asim Bajwa who is also Chairman, China Pakistan…

BEIJING, May 25 (APP)::Pakistan is striving to promote national development and socio-economic progress, and China’s poverty alleviation model is worth learning from, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Naghmana Hashmi said. “China’s success tells us that poverty is not predestined and can be eliminated through unremitting efforts. Pakistan has drawn on China’s…

COVID-19 will only strengthen and re-energize Belt and Road cooperation and open up new possibilities despite its temporary and limited impact, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a press conference at the sidelines of the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing…

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State and Board of Investment Chairman Atif R Bokhari has said that the government would take special measures to facilitate local and foreign investors so that more investment could be brought to Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a prioritized Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development…

BEIJING: The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disturbed global trade and China-Pakistan trade cooperation has also suffered from its impact. However, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing expressed complete confidence in the future of bilateral trade cooperation, especially because of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement Phase-II (CPFTA Phase-II). During an interview…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese seed companies have been making efforts to extend a helping hand and support to Pakistan in its on-going fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and locust outbreak through measures including donations of anti-epidemic materials and guarantee of seed export, reports Gwadar Pro. According to China Seed Association, Anhui Quanyin…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said it was engaged with China in prompting peace, development and stability in the region, and believed that regional economic connectivity would provide a critical stimulus for creating broad-based growth. The Foreign Office in a statement mentioning Pakistan and China as ‘All-Weather Strategic Co-operative Partners’ said…

KARACHI: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of millions of people globally and the worst-hit are the under-privileged, who are now also faced with the looming threat of food shortages. In Pakistan, too, this is one of the major causes of concern for the authorities especially in remote areas…

KARACHI: Pakistan and China have further strengthened their friendly relationship during the global crisis. Earlier, Islamabad extended assistance to Beijing in the fight against coronavirus late last year and now the latter is helping the former in the war against locust swarm attacks on the standing wheat crop. “Pakistan provided…