China reaffirms support to Pakistan over core issues
–Xi asks Islamabad, New Delhi to resolve Kashmir dispute via dialogue –PM Imran thanks China for consistent support, says CPEC is his govt’s top priority –FO says both leaders agreed to…
Western media spreading lies about CPEC, says Chinese envoy
KARACHI: Chinese Ambassador Yu Jing on Friday said the Western media was creating a false narrative that his country wanted to achieve military or strategic designs in Pakistan through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…
Pakistan on fast track to reap CPEC benefits, says Chinese envoy
–Yao says Pakistan’s status developing country on the rise –Islamabad to host first-ever agricultural expo in October ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Sunday lauded Pakistan’s rising status as an…
Sh Rasheed terms CPEC a game-changer for entire region
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on Thursday termed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a game-changer for the entire region. He said this at a ceremony held in connection with the 70th…
Military committed to defending motherland with nation’s support: army chief
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the armed forces of the country are committed to defending the motherland with the nation’s support. He expressed this…
COAS reaffirms army’s support for CPEC security
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa reaffirmed Pakistan Army’s support for the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the…
Pakistan, China express resolve to advance CPEC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have expressed their resolve to advance China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and build a Pakistan-China community of shared future in the new era. The resolve was expressed at a meeting…
Pakistan to get advanced technology under CPEC: Cheng Xizhong
BEIJING: Special Economics Zone (SEZ) will enable Pakistan to get foreign capital and advanced technology, said Professor Cheng Xizhong of Southwest University of Political Science and Law. It will also expedite Pakistan towards industrialization and modernization.…
Imran floats idea of ‘tourism corridor’ at BRI summit
–Pakistani premier says CPEC not a transaction but transformation of society BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need for further boosting connectivity under the umbrella of Belt and Road Initiative…
Senate committee on CPEC annoyed over minister’s absence
ISLAMABAD: Senate Special Committee on CPEC on Wednesday expressed annoyance over the absence of the federal minister in the meeting and postponed the session in protest. The committee met in Parliament House…
Minister admits to slashing of CPEC funds
–Planning minister says Rs24bn were diverted to uplift projects from several heads, including CPEC ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtiyar on Friday admitted to partial cutbacks in projects related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as…
CPEC foremost priority, says Imran
–PM holds top-level meeting to discuss CPEC projects ahead of his China visit ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that the China-Pakistan Corridor Project (CPEC) is one of the top priorities…
IMF, World Bank urge caution with China loans
The rising influence of lending by China to developing nations is increasingly under the spotlight amid concerns that the growing debt burden and onerous conditions could sow the seeds of a crisis.…
Pakistan, China reject criticism against CPEC
Pakistan and China rejected criticism against the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mega multibillion-dollar infrastructure project under Beijing’s global Belt and Road Initiative. “It was agreed to counter such moves through…
China again rebukes claims that CPEC added to Pakistani ‘debt burden’
BEIJING: China on Monday said that less than 20 per cent of the current projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were using Chinese loans and over 80 per cent CPEC ventures…
BRI, CPEC complementary projects to each other: FM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has stressed that Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are not competitive projects but are complimentary to each other. In an exclusive…
BRI by no means a debt trap for Pakistan: officials
BEIJING: The Belt and Road initiative by no means a debt trap in case of Pakistan or any other member country, official sources said on Thursday. In fact, it deepens strategic mutual trust among…