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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence has asked the government to prepare a national maritime security plan keeping in view the emerging threats in the region. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, has described the role of the Pakistan Navy as “pivotal” in…

Pakistan and China are celebrating 2016 as an year of friendship to mark 65 years of diplomatic relations which are constantly moving on an ascending trajectory and gaining strength with the passage of time. The two countries have prepared a number of events to celebrate the anniversary of their friendship,…

Islamabad—Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the testimony of the deep-rooted and time tested friendship between Pakistan and China. This project alone has the potential to change the lives of the people of the entire region for which the government and…

CPEC fortnightly review meeting held; Minister calls for developing Thar as a model city Islamabad—Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday emphasized the need for a Master Plan to develop Thar as model city and asked Sindh Government and investors in Engro Power Plant take necessary…

LAHORE: The Exim Bank of China has transferred Rs5.5 billion first tranche of the loan for the Orange Line Train Project into the account of Chinese contractor CR-Norinco working on the rapid transportation system plan in Lahore. This was stated by Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, chairman of the steering committee constituted…

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday offered Tajikistan to use Pakistani seaports for import and export, saying our seaports provide the shortest route to sea. Nawaz, who is in Dushanbe to attend the launching ceremony of CASA-1000 project on Thursday (today), held delegation-level talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Talking to…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seriously considering laying modern rail tracks along with refurbishing existing railway routes for direct and transit trade with Afghanistan and Iran, said Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir. During a meeting with a business delegation of South Africa, he said the government considered rail tracks as trade corridors as…

ISLAMABAD:The 700-kilometre Gwadar-Nawabshah gas pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal projects will be completed within the given schedule, said a senior official of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources on Wednesday. The projects will hopefully be completed by December 2017 with the financial assistance of China,” he said.…

The $2.085-billion project which will generate 1,320MW of power to be completed by June 2018 Malik Azhar is a happy man today. He has received his first increment – a 20 per cent bump in his salary. For Azhar, this is a dream come true, and in such a short…

ISLAMABAD: The provinces and territories of AJK, GB and Fata on Tuesday agreed on a draft policy specifically designed for mega hydel projects by Wapda under which indicative projects of 24,200MWs of electricity, including the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Bunji on the Indus Cascade, would be extended to private foreign firms,…