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Islamabad (Dunya News) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Pakistan soon. Matters pertaining to his tour discussed during meeting between Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing. Sources revealed the details of meeting. Hafeez…

A 105-kilometre-long railway line will be laid from Chhor to Islamkot to transport coal from Thar coalfield to Port Qasim and up-country, apart from launching coal to gas, urea and liquid projects, besides installing the 1,320MW power project in Thar Coal Block-VI under CPEC-related projects. This was disclosed at a…

KARACHI: China has dismissed as ‘sensational hearsay’ suggestion by certain Western individuals and media outlets that novel coronavirus may have originated from China’s biological warfare program and it is a ‘bio-weapon’ leaked from a lab. “Chinese people are fighting an all-out war against COVID-19 not just for its own sake,…

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has expressed satisfaction at the overall delivery of CPEC projects, saying the pace of implementation would be further accelerated. He made these remarks while talking to Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, who called on him in Islamabad today (Friday). The…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Thursday said that China wants an economically stable Pakistan as Islamabad’s progress is important for China. Addressing a seminar on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Islamabad, he said that the railway link will increase, adding that mega-projects including Orange Line Train will…

Chinese Consul-General Li Bigian on Thursday asked Pakistani entrepreneurs and traders to avail benefits of the Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) Phase-II. Speaking at a “Meet the Press” event at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) he said that Pakistani exports to China can be enhanced by $ 6 billion under the…

China has said that it would lend its support to Pakistan to combat locust emergency by supplying of pesticides and spraying equipment. China is interested in increasing import of agricultural products from Pakistan including onion, potato and meat, said Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing. Talking to Federal Minister for National Food…

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called President Xi Jinping of China expressed Pakistan’s unequivocal solidarity with the Chinese leadership in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences over the precious lives lost due to the outbreak of the virus,” said a tweet by the…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Consul General Long Dingbin said the work on CPEC’s projects remain uninterrupted in wake of coronavirus epidemic. In interview with the Economic Daily-China Economic Net, on novel coronavirus infection, Long said that China is doing its best to prevent and control the pneumonia epidemic and keep up the…

A total of Rs 13.123 billion is required in funds to provide utilities including 880.3MW electricity and 393.5 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) gas to seven Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the current year 2020. According to documents available with the Business Recorder, approximately Rs 18.5 billion will be…