Parliament Watch: Is better PR the solution to PML-N’s corridor problems?
The senseless killing of 43 Ismailis in Karachi earlier this week overshadowed a sitting of the country’s top political leadership, convened by the government to dispel doubts regarding the...
View ArticleParvez Khattak threatens 'extreme step' over CPEC project
The political fraternity of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has warned the federal government through Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed against any 'deception' on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project....
View ArticleKhattak threatens ‘extreme step’ over CPEC project
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and members of provincial assembly addresses a press conference in Peshawar. — INP PESHAWAR: The political...
View ArticleChina urges Pakistani leaders to resolve issues over CPEC project
ISLAMABAD: China on Saturday took notice of the recent political divide among local leaders over China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and urged the political parties to address their difference in...
View ArticleFederal minister fails to remove KP’s concerns about CPEC
Mushtaq Ghani addressing media persons in Peshawar on Wednesday. — Online PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has said that Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal during his...
View ArticlePM to head steering committee to oversee CPEC implementation
ISLAMABAD: Participants of a consultative meeting on Friday, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his office, decided to form a steering committee headed by the prime minister to oversee...
View ArticleIB to brief senators on ‘spy signals’ aimed at PM Secretariat
ISLAMABAD: The chief of the country’s primary civilian intelligence agency will brief a Senate committee on Feb 9 on counter-measures taken to guard against ‘spy signals’ emanating from the Diplomatic...
View ArticleIndia to protest China-funded Pak project on Indus
China-funded project to be built in disputed area India is also opposed to China's One Belt One Road project, as the CPEC is a component of the ambitious cross-continental connectivity initiative...
View ArticleFBR issues SRO cutting tobacco tax as proposal still under discussion
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued a statutory regulatory order (SRO) on Friday to introduce a third tier in the taxation structure of tobacco. The decision will lead to reduction in...
View ArticleLate Col Amjad epitomised what Pakistan should have been like
Islamabad The Pakistan Movement worker Col (R) Amjad Hussain Sayed, a distinguished figure, epitomised what Pakistan should have been like and what Pakistanis should aspire to be. His services to...
View ArticleAsian Development Bank refuses to fund Pakistan dam that India says is in...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has had no luck with the World Bank funding its 4500 megawatt Diamer-Bhasha dam, a project that India opposes, because it's located in a disputed area in Gilgit-Baltisan. And...
View ArticlePakistan Eyes 2018 for China-Funded Mega Dam Opposed By India
Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of disputed Kashmir, with work beginning next year, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in an...
View Article‘High priority project for Pakistan’: Islamabad eyes 2018 start to...
Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of disputed Kashmir, with work beginning next year, planning minister Ahsan Iqbal said in an...
View ArticlePML-N unwilling to share CPEC control?
ISLAMABAD: With the controversy surrounding Panamagate and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s extended stay in London following heart surgery dominating headlines, progress on the China-Pakistan Economic...
View ArticleOvercoming scarcity
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal hinted at the inclusion of Bhasha-Diamer Dam in CPEC by June 2017. Pakistan and China have agreed, in principle, to...
View ArticlePakistan Eyes 2018 Start For China-funded Mega Dam Opposed by India
Islamabad: Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of disputed Kashmir, with work beginning next year, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in...
View ArticlePR No. 62 AHSAN IQBAL BRIEFING SENATE FORUM FOR POLICY RESEARCH AT PIPS...
Print Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal has stated that CPEC would enlist Pakistan among top 25 economies of the world by 2025. He further said that US $50...
View ArticleChinese businesses prefer to invest in Pakistan: envoy
RAWALPINDI: The government of China and its people have always expressed their love for Pakistan and its people and Chinese businesses prefer to invest in Pakistan to boost bilateral trade, said...
View ArticleSenate body passes Pakistan Air Force (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Islamabad The Senate Defence Committee which met on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed passed the Pakistan Air Force (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with one dissenting note of...
View ArticlePakistan turning into a water-scarce country, say experts
HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Dr Ahsan Iqbal has warned that there is a potential threat from climate change and other factors which may cause a water crisis in the country...
View Article