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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday assured the progress review meeting of CPEC projects that all pending tariff issues including Port Qasim and Gwadar 300MW coal project will be resolved soon. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Mukhdum Khusro Bakhtyar while chairing the meeting said…

PESHAWAR: Speakers on the concluding day of the two-day international conference on “Belt Road Initiative (BRI), China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Tran-Regional Integration” on Thursday said the cluster of projects would soon become a source of regional integration. The conference was arranged at the Area Study Centre of the University…

Gwadar International Terminals Ltd has successfully cleared the first shipment of 30 containers through WeBOC (Web Based One Customs) system on 27 August 2019. WeBOC system is a method of fast-track clearance of goods to minimize parking time at ports to facilitate businesses. This automated Customs clearance system will clear…

The recently completed Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) which is 392 kilometers long, will be opened for light traffic on Friday, according to a press release issued by National Highway Authority’s Ministry of Communications. Consisting of six lanes, the Multan-Sukkur Motorway is an integral link of China Pakistan Economic Corridor, (CPEC) that…

KARACHI: A five member FPCCI delegation led by Dr. Mirza Ikhiar Baig, Senior Vice President FPCCI, attended the Int’l Investment Forum organized by the China Council for International Investment Promotion (CCIIP) from September 7-10, 2019 at Xiamen, China. Dr. Baig participated in the panel discussion at the investment forum attended…

Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan says Pakistan’s Energy sector is offering very good return on investment and fast emerging as a competitive market. He was talking to Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing, who called on him, in Islamabad today (Thursday). Matters relating to mutual interest especially on Pak-China Cooperation in…

The first container line service between Karachi, Gwadar and the Gulf was successfully initiated on Wednesday, increasing connectivity of the Balochistan port. According to the statement issued by China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the new service rotation of Port Qasim -Karachi – Gwadar – Jebel Ali – Sharjah – Abu…

BEIJING: The third Sino-Pak International Conference on Innovations in Cotton Breeding & Biotechnology concluded in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a number of recommendations giving boost to cotton industry under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reports China Economic Net. The conference attracted over 100 experts and scholars on cotton…

LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Sep, 2019 ) :Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) on Wednesday proposed to establish Pakistan China Technology University, in collaboration with Chinese campuses to transform technology from China to Pakistan. The proposal was floated by PCJCCI President Shah…

ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Sep, 2019 ) :Adviser to the Prime Minster on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood Wednesday said the government has taken strategic decision to facilitate investors by providing state of the art infrastructure in Sepecial Economic…