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Pakistan, China agree to revive CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to revive the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The agreement…
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Pakistan, China ink deals to boost CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six key documents to help undertake the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects under a new model, further cementing…
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Pakistan and China ink six agreements to expedite cooperation under CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six important documents to expand and expedite cooperation under the ambitious multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, further cementing the all-weather strategic relations between…
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China increases investment in Afghanistan
Washington: In recent months, Chinese companies have shown interest in investing in Afghanistan under the Belt and Road Initiative but face challenges due to terrorism and instability, Voice of America (VOA) reported.…
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China’s CPEC railway to Pakistan via PoK to cost USD 57.7 billion: Study
Beijing: China’s plan to build a railway link to Pakistan through the disputed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) region could cost about USD 57.7 billion, according to an official feasibility study, which recommended the…
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People in Pakistan Gwadar city rise up against CPEC
Islamabad: People of Balochistan are rising up in protests across the Pakistan province, threatening a stumbling country, challenging the politicised army and upsetting Chinese dreams of a transnational corridor project. Public anger…
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Pakistan, China to launch 3 new corridors besides CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors besides the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The three are China-Pakistan Green Corridor (CPGC), which will focus on agricultural environment, food…
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Pakistan guards CPEC reality better than state secrets; power sector to face brunt
Beijing : Secrets of CPEC projects are guarded more than state secrets by the Pakistani government still the occasional spills suggest that these projects are facing severe challenges to sustain which is…
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Pakistan assures IMF over CPEC energy deals: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would try to receive concessions from the Chinese investors participating in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants in the shape of…
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IMF asks Pakistan to reopen CPEC deal ahead of payment to China
Islamabad: Putting Islamabad in a tight spot, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to renegotiate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy deals before making payments of around Pakistani rupees 300…
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Pakistan’s govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
Islamabad: Pakistan’s new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was a “redundant organisation” that wasted resources and thwarted speedy implementation…
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Pak lost $40 bn in foreign investment due to slow pace of CPEC
Islamabad: China had so many expectations from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), but it was perplexed after seeing the former PTI government’s attitude and policies, said Pakistan Minister for Planning and Development,…
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Shehbaz Sharif will request China to include Karachi rail in CPEC
Karachi: Newly-elected Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan would request China to include Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, media reports said. Speaking to…
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Pak shares excellent ties with US but it doesn’t believe in ‘camp politics’: Army chief Bajwa
Islamabad: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Pakistan shares a “long and excellent” strategic relationship with the US but it does not believe in “camp politics” and the…
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India supported and funded attacks on CPEC projects: Pak NSA
New Delhi: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA), Moeed Yusuf, said on Thursday that the safety of foreigners in the country is Pakistan’s responsibility, and concerns of Chinese workers and engineers working on…
