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A Chinese company has shown interest in building one million low-cost houses under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP). Rafaqat Gilani, the political advisor to CM Punjab, said this at an NPHP-related ceremony in Punjab. He said that the development happened during his recent visit to China,…

Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said that China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement -II (CPFTA-II) will be operational from December 1, 2019. Addressing a press conference, Dawood, who accompanied Prime Minister Imran Khan during his recent visit to China, said…

Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed US$240 million foreign investment from Hong Kong based port operator, Hutchison Port Holdings. A delegation of Hutchison Port Holdings led by their Group Managing Director Eric Ip called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, says a press release. Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed…

PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Oct, 2019 ) :A meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa board of Investment and Trade (BOIT) held here Tuesday to discuss problems confronted by business community including permits, NOCs, regulations and inspections etc. The meeting chaired by CEO KP BOIT Hassan Daud…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese and Pakistani authorities are working on multiple cultural and educational exchange programmes to strengthen ties between the two countries, Zhang Heqing, cultural counsellor at the Chinese embassy, said on Saturday. Mr Zhang, the director of the China Cultural Centre, was speaking after the opening of the Wuhan Photography…

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Monday said that more Chinese companies will invest in Allama Iqbal Industrial City, ARY News reported. Talking to Faislabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq, who called on him in Islamabad, Yao Jing said that they will…

ISLAMABAD: The Suki Kinari Hydro-power project will help avert floods, irrigate large areas of farmland, produce 2.86 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year and provide local residents with 140 million cubic meters of drinking water per year. Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) started working on it in December 2016, and…

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has initiated the consultation process with the Planning Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries and production as well as the provincial governments for the finalisation of the mechanism and rules for the registration of national and international companies which will supply goods to regional countries…

LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 14th Oct, 2019 ) :Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Zarak Khan said on Sunday that joint ventures between Pakistan and China would prove helpful in increasing mutual conviction, cooperation and regional connectivity between China and Pakistan.…

Fifty-nine kilometers long E-35, also known as Hazara Motorway which is an important part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is all set to be fully operational in the first week of November. Senior officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) confirmed to Business Recorder that Hazara Motorway would be completed…