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ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP):Balochistan government has planned to impart technical training to youth to fulfill the skilled staff needs for special economic zones of the province. The government would train 6,000 people of the province this year in different fields, spokesperson of Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani said this here on…

Islamabad : The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a collection of infrastructure projects, is improving Pakistan’s connectivity not only within itself and China, but with over 60 other countries, which are part of the land route of China’s Belt and Road Initiative involving infrastructure development and investments. With the second phase…

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has said industrialists and investors will be given special incentives and plots on subsidised rates for establishing industrial units in special economic zones. Presiding over a meeting on the establishment of special economic zones, sales of plots for setting up…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is striving to lift agricultural growth in the country but its policies reflect little understanding of the basic paradigm of agricultural development. Agriculture being a provincial subject is supposed to be handled with political wisdom and not with political naivety or political expediency. So far,…

QUETTA  : Gwadar’s first LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) Terminal was inaugurated on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new era of economic development in Balochistan. The terminal was inaugurated by Chinese Counsel General in Karachi Li Bijian. It started the operations with the arrival of Sahar Port, carrying 3,900 metric tons…

ISLAMABAD: Beijing and Islamabad will start from today (Wednesday) trade under Free Trade Agreement (FTA)–II which will provide the opportunity to Pakistan to increase its exports to China by $4-6 billion in next five years. The prominent salient feature of the FTA is the safe guard measures (SGMs) under which…

ISLAMABAD – Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant has produced more than 21.2 billion Kilowatt-hours of cheap and clean energy, which has filled a quarter of power shortfall in Pakistan that meets the electricity demand of more than 4 million typical households. Mr Li Xin, the Chief Executive Officer of Sahiwal Power…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Monday said the benefits of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will start to trickle into the productive sectors of the economy including industry and agriculture during the year 2020. The first phase of CPEC (early harvest projects) addressed key infrastructure gaps in…

A delegation of 100 Chinese investment companies from Shandong province called on Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday at Governor House Lahore. Governor and Chief Minister Punjab, along with BOI Chairman, Advisor on Commerce and other dignitaries also accompanied Prime Minister. Investors showed interest in multiple sectors lauding the expanded investment…