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PEOPLES Republic of China dispelled impression Sunday that it wishes to dictate terms to countries, participating in One Belt-One-Road (OBOR) idea. It instead would give it practical shape only in consultation with them. That principle also applied to Pakistan which is China’s partner in 67 billion road CPEC project. This…

China is trying to increase its import of agricultural products from Pakistan, so as to enhance bilateral trade between the two countries. There are some special arrangements for some goods. Recently, Pakistan has obtained a quota of 300,000 tons of sugar to export to China, reports China Economic Net on…

ISLAMABAD: The contribution of Gwadar’s smart port city in Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will rise up to US$200 billion to $300 billion by 2050. According to a forecast by ministry of planning and development, the contribution of Gwadar in Pakistan’s economy would rise to $6 billion in short term…

China promoted “Smiling Face Model” investment in Pakistan at recently held the 11th China Overseas Investment Fair (COIFair), repledging it’s commitment to strengthen their socio-economic partnership. According to China Economic Net, the construction of “smiling face model” is no longer limited to traditional single project cooperation but is aimed at…

QUETTA:  Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove on Saturday claimed that the law and order situation in Balochistan has improved thanks to the efforts of the Balochistan Levies and other forces. “Levies force is now being upgraded along modern lines as it will safeguard China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route and…

Following the signing of MoU between University of Sargodha and Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) in Beijing in the presence of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese premier Le Keqiang on October 8, 2019, Vice Chancellor Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad and Director Pakistan Institute of China Studies Dr. Fazalur Rahman participated in…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Friday discussed progress on Main Line One (ML-1) project to lay rail track from Karachi to Peshawar. “PC-one of 1,872 kilometer rail track from Karachi to Peshawar (ML-1) project has been dispatched to Planning Commission…

THIS is with reference to the article ‘Life under the shadow of a coal-fired power plant’ (Eos, Dec 15). The Sahiwal power plant always abides by the strictest standards in the whole process of construction and operation and ensures all work is conducted in compliance with laws and regulations. Was…

BEIJING, Dec 21 (APP):Gwadar Port is an extremely important platform to extend China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) westward to a more distant region and becomes an important platform for regional connectivity. At the same time, the construction speed of Gwadar Port determines the development speed of Pakistan as a whole. Therefore,…