Parliamentary committee to review progress of CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is meeting here on Monday to receive briefings from officials of various organisations and ministries about the progress...
View Article‘GB must be given representation in Senate, NA’
ISLAMABAD: When we talk about constitutional and legal rights, we are told that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is a ‘disputed area’, but when it comes to our resources, the federal government accesses them at...
View ArticleSenate drops ‘VIP facilities’ resolution
ISLAMABAD: The Senate dropped on Monday a controversial resolution urging the government to “extend facilities of VIPs” to all former members of parliament, their spouses and children, after three...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE (Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of...
(Source: Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Acting Ambassador of United States of America (USA) Jonathan Pratt called on Federal Minister...
View ArticlePak US Knowledge Corridor will be key to prosperous future: Ahsan Iqbal...
(Source: Ministry of Planning and Development of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Acting Ambassador of United States of America (USA) Jonathan Pratt called on Federal Minister for Planning,...
View ArticleRift surfaces in govt over handling of uplift projects
ISLAMABAD: Corroborating a brewing rift within the PML-N government, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal hit back at his two cabinet colleagues on Friday, saying scrutiny of development...
View ArticleGovt to complete 14 energy projects by 2018, CPEC committee told
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was briefed about 14 early harvest energy projects which would be completed in March 2018 and would be in a position to...
View ArticleCorridor plan to benefit regional states: AIIB chief
ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will benefit many countries in the region, including India, said Jin Liqun, President-designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)....
View ArticleParliamentary panel asks govt to give priority to CPEC’s western route
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has recommended to the government that the western route of the project should be built as a dual carriageway at the...
View ArticleSenate committee slams NHA for slow progress on CPEC
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee expressed on Thursday dissatisfaction over the progress made so far by the National Highway Authority (NHA) on the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
View ArticlePakistan says works on key route of CPEC underway
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was informed on Thursday that work on a key route of the multi-billion-US dollar project has...
View ArticleThar to emerge as country’s ‘energy capital’, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that with the opening of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Thar will emerge as the ‘energy capital’ of the country and will...
View ArticleChina urged to include dam in CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked China to include Diamer-Bhasha dam in energy projects to be undertaken under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “We have proposed to the Chinese government to...
View ArticleSenate committee to review KESC privatisation contract
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s standing committee on finance has decided to review the contract of privatisation of Karachi Electric (K-Electric) previously known as the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC)...
View ArticleJoint working group on CPEC soon
ISLAMABAD: A joint working group on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being constituted to start consultations with provinces on industrial parks and economic zones. In this regard, a...
View ArticleSBP says banks can’t misuse definition of ‘politically exposed person’
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that commercial banks might be misusing the term ‘politically exposed persons’ (PEPs) to obstruct the process of providing financial...
View ArticleCPEC offers equal opportunities to all the provinces and regions of the...
(Source: Ministry of Planning and Development of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Federal Minister Planning, Development & Reform Ahsan Iqbal today said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
View ArticleCPEC transparency
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may be a genuine, transformational moment in the country’s history, but, as with so much else under the present government, there is far too much secrecy and far...
View ArticleGwadar-Sukkur route to link Balochistan’s remote areas with other parts
KARACHI: The western wing of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), connecting Gwadar port with rest of the country, would be completed by the end of next year, said Federal Minister for Planning,...
View ArticleAsfandyar refuses to attend briefings on CPEC
CHARSADDA: The Awami National Party central president Asfandyar Wali Khan has reiterated that he will not attend any government briefing until his party’s reservations regarding the western route of...
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