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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi has assured his Pakistani counterpart that the stranded Pakistani students in coronavirus-hit China are being treated “like our own”. The Chinese government is doing everything to ensure the safety, health and well-being of Pakistani students, he said in a telephonic conversation with…

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday said the government, people and leadership of Pakistan stood by the Chinese people and leadership in their valiant efforts to bring the Coronavirus under control and support the measures taken by China in that regard. The Chinese authorities have made monumental…

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) declared on Thursday the financial closure of 330-megawatt Thar mine lignite coal-based power generation project. Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan witnessed the signing ceremony of the financial close documents. Senior officials of the Power Division, PPIB and the Thar Energy Limited were also…

ISLAMABAD: The Iranian envoy on Thursday asked Pakistan to look for ways to bypass American sanctions for increasing its bilateral trade and economic cooperation with Iran. Iranian Ambassador Seyyed Mohammed Ali Hosseini was delivering a lecture on ‘Pak-Iran Peace and Security Cooperation’ at the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI). The ambassador’s…

ISLAMABAD – Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Thursday approved eight projects worth Rs41.16 billion including the project for construction of 220 kV Haripur Grid Station to meet the additional load demand & voltage profile improvement of Hattar Special Economic Zone region falls under CPEC. Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting…

ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Jan, 2020 ) :The National Assembly Thursday adopted a resolution moved by Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Kanwal Shauzab to extend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority ordinance 2019 (XII of 2019) for a period of 120 days.…

ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Jan, 2020 ) :Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MoMA) will initiate training programmes for the local shipping agent of Balochistan, particularly Gwadar city to enhance their professional capabilities. Federal Minister for MoMA Ali Haider Zaidi informed Senate Standing Committee on Maritime…

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP):Balochistan government has planned to impart technical training to youth to fulfill the skilled staff needs for special economic zones of the province. The government would train 6,000 people of the province this year in different fields, spokesperson of Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani said this here on…

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP):The federal government has authorized release of Rs2.8 billion for land acquisition of Sukkur-Hyderabad section of Karachi-Lahore Motorway under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20. The government had allocated an amount of Rs3.5 billion for the project during current fiscal year. According to a latest data…

BEIJING, Jan 28 (APP):Strict safety and environmental protection measures are being ensured during the construction of the 720-Megawatt Karot Hydropower project being completed under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Safety signs in Chinese, English and Urdu can be seen everywhere on the project site, and workers are equipped with…