Opinion Editorials

CHINESE Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was the special guest at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting, held talks with Pakistani leadership including Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi reaffirming his country’s continued support for Pakistan’s economic and industrial development. China has always proved to be a…

Due to the presence of Gilgit-Baltistan among eastern powers of the world, no one can deny the geo-strategic and socio-economic significance of the region. The CPEC project now has boosted further the strategic importance of Gilgit-Baltistan to its highest levels. That is what, in the eyes of several defence analysts,…

While China’s critics cast aspersions on the proceedings of the Two Sessions, the annual political event in Beijing made an impressive mark and served China’s vital interests. The annual plenary consultations of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are…

THE national interest of a country often plays the underlying role in determining its relations with other states. Similarly, due to convergent economic and security objectives, both Pakistan and Russia are steadily coming closer to each other on economic and security fronts. After Pakistan’s inclusion into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization…

Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced in Islamabad a major livelihood project called “Ehsaas Riyayat Ration Scheme” to help solve the difficulties faced by the ordinary people in life. “Ehsaas Riyayat Ration Scheme” is a government project for a discount on basic food items for needy persons, alleviating…

THE paradigm shift in regional security has supported the concept of shared prosperity and subsequently, widened the scope of greater regional connectivity. The sudden fall of Kabul has accelerated Chinese involvement in Afghanistan. Consequently, its Foreign Ministry repeatedly showed its keen interest to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in…

The debate on the China model is misdirected and flawed in Pakistan. The fundamental flaw is that Pakistanis are busy discussing outcomes, not the process. We try to analyse the President Xi era or the Deng Xiaoping era. There is very limited discussion on the vision, struggle and tireless efforts…

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has witnessed a quantum leap with the signing of the much-anticipated Framework Agreement on Industrial Cooperation during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to China. I had the honour of signing the Framework Agreement on behalf of Pakistan. The significance of this document can…

THE phenomenal strength and speed of rise of China has fundamentally altered rules of interstate engagement not only for developing world but also for the developed and politically established powers including the US and Europe. With its strong and sustained economic power which gives it the requisite strength to pursue…

Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid a four-day visit to China during the first week of February at a time when misperception about stagnation in the bilateral ties between Islamabad and Beijing was prevailing in the media. This misconception emerged due to the slow pace of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…