Opinion Editorials

NO breakthrough was expected in the first virtual summit meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov 15. Their first exchange by video since the advent of the Biden administration lasted three and a half hours. It ranged over all the issues on which the world’s…

Pakistan’s geographical locationa not only makes it strategically relevant but also attracts great power rivalries. Historically, Russians were obsessed to gain access to warm waters of the Arabian Sea through the areas that now form part of Pakistan. However, in the evolved global and regional power matrices, it is China-United…

Pakistan and Germany have just celebrated 70 years of friendship. The relationship between the two countries has been built on the key pillars of economic, social, environment and cultural cooperation. The visit of former president Ayub to Germany in 1961 gave the relationship new impetus, laying the foundation of close…

Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Monday encouraged the Chinese investors to explore more investment opportunities in industrial, agricultural and information technology areas under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The minister pointed out the three main areas to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest…

The Chinese President XI Jinping during his historical visit to Pakistan in 2014 remarked that the friendship of Pakistan Chinese is based on people to people; the same historical words were uttered by then Chinese leaders who visited Pakistan in 1964 and in 1966 during Field Marshall Ayub Khan era.…

I have made nearly 200 trips to Pakistan, during which I deeply felt the sincere friendship extended by the Pakistani people. Premier Zhou Enlai once said that the Pak-China friendship took root as early as the dawn of history. The time-honored people-to-people cultural exchanges between the two countries can be…

ISLAMABAD: Many people ask if renewable energy is so cheap – 1-2 US cents or at most 4 US cents as opposed to 8-10 US cents for fossil energy along with pollution, why the world does not shift to renewables faster and sooner. The global share of renewable electricity (RE)…

Pakistan is blessed with a geographical location that makes it an extremely important player in the entire region in general, and South Asia, in particular. Pakistan’s geography, topographical features, and access to warm waters of the Arabian Sea make it uniquely attractive to the international players of the past, present…

On May 21 this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged a congratulatory message with Pakistani President Arif Alvi to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic relations. The two heads of state reviewed how mutual trust and friendship between the two countries have withstood the test of…

The Covid-19 pandemic has jolted the world in many ways, halting the progress of the world’s leading economies in the process. Reportedly 220 million people contracted the virus and 4.6 million lost their lives while fighting the disease. The pandemic has no doubt brought great grief to humanity. Businesses have…