ISLAMABAD: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday announced China would donate additional shots of coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan by March 31. The assurance came during a telephone call between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Yi wherein the former sought more Chinese vaccines to fight the disease. Yi said that over a hundred countries had approached China …
Indo-Pak Peace: Time to bury the past and move forward ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Thursday said that that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been at the heart of Pakistan’s economic transformation plan and we have left no quarter to declare its necessity for addressing our economic woes. Bajwa’s comments come a day after Prime …
Says Pakistan can replicate Chinese model by rooting out poverty
Zhao Lijian says all energy projects are funded by commercial investment or foreign direct investment BEIJING: The energy projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework are invested in by Chinese companies and the Pakistani government doesn’t have to pay any debt, let alone does this cause any debt burden for the Pakistani side, Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese …
Pakistan becomes first nation to receive Chinese Covid-19 vaccine RAWALPINDI, February 1: China fulfilled its promise of gifting 500,000 doses of novel Coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan on Monday as Pakistan Air Force plane airlifted the first batch of SinoPharm vaccine doses from Beijing. Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong received the shipment and handed it over to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood …
By Dr Hussain Yasa Abstract The APTTA renewal between Pakistan and Afghanistan has always increased concern in the light of developing political scenario. This article evaluates the forthcoming challenges and hurdles during the renewal process of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA).The agreement expires on February 11, 2021. The article evaluates the two major hurdles First, the technical and procedural problems, …
Pakistan to send an aircraft to airlift Covid-19 consignment ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said that China has pledged to gift Pakistan 500,000 doses of a novel Coronavirus vaccine within next week. “China offered Pakistan to send an airplane and airlift the vaccines to Islamabad. The vaccine (consignment) would be handed over to Pakistan by January …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (IRNA) – Deputy Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri Tuesday said that Pakistan looks forward to Iran’s participation in the multi-billion-dollars project, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Qasim Khan Suri made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA. He said that CPEC along with the 25-year strategic cooperation plan between Iran and China, will enhance joint …
China, Pakistan resolute in pushing forward CPEC construction, says Zhao Lijian BEIJING, Dec 28 – China Monday shrugged away media claims suggesting that Beijing wanted additional guarantees from Pakistan government for releasing additional funds for Main Line-I (ML-I) Railway rehabilitation project. Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing that certain media reports as ‘simply baseless’. China and …
CPEC Media Forum to counter propaganda with facts, CPEC open to 3rd countries ISLAMABAD – Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong Monday said that China and Pakistan would take bilateral cooperation under China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to next level. “We appreciate the efforts of Pakistan’s government to build ‘Naya Pakistan’, and will deepen exchanges with Pakistan on governance, share experience …