This development marks a significant milestone in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, providing a shorter and more efficient route for the movement of goods from China to the Gulf Countries. Under the initiative, a truck carrying electronic equipment departed from Kashgar, bound for the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, via Pakistan. The truck’s journey […]
“We are tightening protocol of the visit of an ambassador or group of ambassadors’ visits to another city,” Spokesperson Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a briefing. FO spokesperson said that the foreign ambassadors are our guests, and we are determined to extend comprehensive security to them. Ambassador Jiang Zaidong in a seminar in […]
As per details, the SAFRON ministry will be merged into the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), following recommendations from the Rightsizing Committee. The administrative wing of the Ministry of SAFRON will be dissolved, and a special committee will be formed to decide the future of Jammu & Kashmir State Properties. As per sources, […]
The premier expressed these views while chairing a meeting with the Chinese envoy, Jiang Zaidong, in Islamabad. “Pak-China friendship is essential not only for both countries but also for regional and global peace and development,” the prime minister said during the meeting. “Pakistan seeks to enhance collaboration with China in information technology, artificial intelligence, modern […]
The meeting was attended by the Secretary of Planning and senior officials of the Ministry of Planning, according to a press release issued by the planning ministry. The minister reviewed the expected progress on CPEC Phase 2 during his recent visit to China last week and briefed on the preparations and agenda for the upcoming […]
Lt-Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has tendered his resignation as the Chairman CPEC Authority. Meanwhile, the prime minister has appointed Khalid Mansoor as his Special Assistant on CPEC Affairs. Asim Bajwa took to Twitter and wrote; “I bow my head before Allah Almighty for giving me an opportunity to raise & steer the important institution […]
BEIJING: Zhengbang Agriculture Pakistan Private Limited (ZHENGBANG) has planned an investment of Rs700 million to establish an agrichemical plant in the #AllamaIqbalSpecialEconomicZone (SEZ), Faisalabad. According to a China media report, Zhangbang had started preparing for the agrichemical plant project in October 2020; keeping in view the focus on the agriculture sector under the second phase of the […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Sri Lanka this week is part of Pakistan’s proactive strategy aimed at engaging South Asian countries amid worsening ties with longtime rival India, experts say. The two-day visit, they believe, could turn into a strategic partnership if the island nation accepts Islamabad’s invitation to join the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan […]
COLOMBO: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that the project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could improve Sri Lanka’s connectivity to the Central Asia states. He said during a joint press conference. With the Sri Lankans Mahinda Rajapaksa, after holding discussions at one-on-one and the delegation level. “My visit was intended to strengthen […]
