Opinion Editorials

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship of the Belt and Road initiative launched in 2015. In its detail, the initiative deserves goodwill of all people specially the Baloch in order to maximize its intended goals. The CPEC is a clear manifestation of historical and solid ties between Pakistan…

World Environment Day (June 5) is a globally significantly happening day. Even the entire week is full of meaningful new commitments, and all the days of the week are very important for green outputs and sustainable outcomes. This year the global event was organised by the Sweden government in partnership…

CHINA and Pakistan, the iron bothers, are celebrating 72 years of their diplomatic relations this year. During all these years, the two countries helped each other and consolidated the friendship up to the mark of “strategic partnership” in diverse sectors of economy, investment, joint venture, industrialization, agriculture, infrastructure development, energy,…

THE author, in a small book of 150 pages, has focused on various aspects of China’s development as well as contextualizing this for Pakistan- China relations substantiating it with relevant data. There is no doubt that China’s spectacular progress, in a matter of four decades has created a new stir…

In the era of imperalistic globalization and so-called modern dollar democracy, the doctrine  of hybrid war has now replaced notions of Cold War in the world. The forces of resistance, resolution, restructuring and refinement, i.e. China and its allies, have been directly or indirectly confronting with Western onslaught. The tug…

Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) going as planned? Since it was launched in 2013, the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been under the watchful eye of regional and global powers, and an occasional target for terrorists. Pakistan has hinged its economic progress on the…

China and Pakistan are very close neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and are indestructible iron-clad brothers with a shared future. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Pakistan relations have continued to forge ahead, and have always maintained robust vigor despite the changes of the…

The current government comprises the political parties that consider themselves the champion of Pakistan-China relationship. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) takes pride in attributing Pak-China friendship to the founder of the party. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) claims a major role in providing policy guidelines for economic cooperation in the late 1990s, especially…

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has now entered into a new phase of rapid development in the country. It seems that the change of gears in the policy making and decision making have once again put the CPEC and Pak-China bilateral relations on the roll coaster which is good omen…

After the successful execution of first phase of CPEC, it was perceived that there is a need for a strong central body which can facilitate smooth implementation of second phase of CPEC. A strong body can help overcome the challenges of coordination and bridge the gap between investors and institutions…