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ISLAMABAD  –  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi yesterday said ties with China should be further strengthened. He said that promoting economic activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is essential not only for the province but also for the country’s development. He expressed these views during a reception hosted in his honour…

BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador Khalil Hashmi on Sunday stated that China Pakistan and China are writing a new chapter in agricultural industry development, expressing the hope that both aides would seize the opportunity to further expand cooperation in agriculture, food, and related fields, and work together to write a new chapter in…

ISLAMABAD: There has been mixed reaction to the decision by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in which he has approved the setting up of 20 new trade posts at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing and at the different consulates in China. The approval was given by the prime minister at the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government is piloting a strategy to revitalise its Special Economic Zones (SEZs) by handing over the Karachi Industrial Park (KIP) to China, which is being developed on the land of non-functional Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), a senior government official disclosed to The News. The KIP is one of…

The Punjab government has decided to purchase bombproof vehicles to bolster security for Chinese nationals working on various projects in the province. According to details, the government has allocated Rs 500 million for this purpose following a recommendation by the Punjab Inspector General of Police, who also directed enhanced security…

ISLAMABAD –  Pakistan and China have expressed their willingness to further enhance educational exchanges with members of the University Alliance of Belt & Road Forum. Khalil Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan to China, and Peter Levai, Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, shared their respective governments’ willingness to move forward…

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to review the progress of ongoing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The meeting was attended by Secretary of Planning Awais Manzoor Sumra, Joint Chief Economist Operations Zafarul Hassan, and other senior…

LAHORE: At a seminar hosted by Beaconhouse National University (BNU) in Lahore, experts urged Pakistan to take concrete steps toward extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. The seminar, titled “Regional Connectivity – BRI and CPEC Extension to Afghanistan and Beyond,” gathered eminent speakers and audiences from four Lahore…

KARACHI: Agreements totalling $64 million were signed at the inaugural Pakistan-China business-to-business (B2B) investment meeting on fisheries, held in Qingdao, China, on Tuesday. Sponsored by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the first-ever investment meeting marked the beginning of a series of sector-specific meetings designed to promote joint ventures…

In his introductory remarks, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, highlighted some unique aspects of China, emphasizing the nation’s peaceful rise without invasion, aggression, occupation or colonisation—reflecting the essence of China’s 5000-year-old civilization. He described Pakistan-China relations as unique as these are neither transactional nor tactical but rooted in deep strategic cooperation.…