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ISLAMABAD: The National Development Council (NDC) has decided to grant tax concessions to business units that would be set up at the Gwadar Free Zone under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — an issue that has remained in limbo for the last three years over fears that the move would adversely…

ISLAMABAD: Primarily focusing on a plan for the socio-economic uplift of Balochistan and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the first meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) on Thursday at the PM’s Office. The forum approved the undertaking of feasibility studies for a port in Gadani…

ISLAMABAD: A distinguished Chinese diplomat Ms Pang Chunxue took over here as Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy, succeeding Lijian Zhao. It was her second tenure in Pakistan. Earlier she was here from 1998 to 2000. Before her posting to Pakistan, she served some other countries including Afghanistan…

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has clarified a news item regarding the Parliamentary Committee on CPEC that it rejected the formation of CPEC Authority. The NA Secretariat categorically rejected the news and said in a statement that the secretary for the Committee on CPEC and DG make it clear that…

ISLAMABAD: According to The News’ report, Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold first National Development Council (NDC) meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and other members  today to get detailed briefing on Gwadar Master Plan and development plan for Balochistan. Federal Minister for Planning and…

ISLAMABAD – A total of 62 Pakistani students got fully-funded scholarships from the Chinese government to study in various top-ranking Chinese universities in their graduate, masters and doctor programmes. The Chinese embassy in Islamabad held a ceremony on Wednesday to award the scholarships to the students selected by Pakistan’s Higher…

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on CPEC met on Wednesday (in-camera) at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of MNA Sher Ali Arbab to review the progress of different projects under CPEC. According to the agenda, the representative from the Ministry of Railway briefed the committee about the ML-1 (Peshawar-Karachi) project with…

The media in Pakistan has played an invaluable role in promoting the CPEC. As a result of the Media, the understanding of CPEC and Pakistan-China relations has increased manifold. These were the remarks of Yao Jing, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, during his keynote address in a Seminar…

Pakistani workers harvest mangoes at an orchard in Vehari in Pakistan’s Punjab province on July 15, 2019. Pakistan is a major producer of the world’s best and most popular mangoes, ranking the 4th largest in the world with an annual output of around 1.8 million tons. The sweet and juicy…

ABBOTTABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Muhammad Salim Khan Tuesday directed the district administrations and municipal authorities to strictly enforce laws and regulations for ensuring provision of civic amenities to people. He issued these directions while chairing meetings on CPEC Hazara section progress, cleanliness and sanitation of tourist sites held at…