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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 Article'China will make dam project India objects to part of its CPEC project in...
NEW DELHI: Pakistan claimed on Monday that China has offered to make a dam project on the Indus River that India objects to, a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said the state-run...
View ArticleTo avoid reaction from India, China mum on building dam in PoK
Beijing: China on Thursday avoided commenting on claims in the Pakistani media that Beijing will fund the $14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam in PoK and has agreed to include the project in the...
View ArticleWealth trail lost in a maze
THE revelations in the Panama Papers have revived the old grumblings and debate over how powerful people move money abroad after extracting it through corruption, tax evasion and frauds. The naming of...
View ArticleChina avoids comment on plans to build big dam in PoK
China today avoided commenting on claims in the Pakistani media that Beijing will fund the USD 14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam in PoK and has agreed to include the project in the China-Pakistan Economic...
View Article‘CPEC will be exploitative if all provinces do not benefit equally’
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Akhtar Mengal has called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) exploitative if it does not equally benefit all the provinces, particularly...
View ArticleNine SEZs to be established under CPEC: MPs’ body told
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was informed on Thursday that special economic zones (SEZs) will be established each in all the four provinces, federal...
View ArticleWestern route of CPEC to be completed by 2018
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of opposition parties criticised the government on Monday for its failure to allay their and the provinces’ concerns about the lack of development and non-establishment of industrial...
View Article‘Complete harmony on CPEC project’
ISLAMABAD: Calling it a “game-changer”, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said all the reservations regarding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had been dealt with....
View ArticleBalochistan roads reopen, but little relief for GB
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of opposition parties criticised the government on Monday for its failure to allay their and the provinces’ concerns about the lack of development and non-establishment of industrial...
View ArticleChinese authorities approve inclusion of 3 Sindh projects in CPEC
Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal claimed Monday that the government has achieved total consensus among provinces as to the best way forward on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a...
View ArticleChina offers to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam that ADB, World Bank refused to fund
NEW DELHI: Pakistan claimed Monday that China has offered to make a dam project on the Indus River that India objects to, a part of the CPEC, said Radio Pakistan. The information about the project, the...
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 ArticleHarassed, Imprisoned, Exiled
Summary The government of Azerbaijan continues to wage a vicious crackdown on critics and dissenting voices. The space for independent activism, critical journalism, and opposition political activity...
View ArticleChinese President in Pakistan with $46 Billion Investment Plan
TRANS ASIA NEWS BEIJING/ CHINA: In a move being viewed as Beijing’s attempt to increase its influence in Asia, the Chinese President Xi Jinping is travelling to Pakistan where he is expected to...
View ArticleNBEAC brings together business schools for strategic level discussions
Islamabad Bringing together more than 100 academic administrators of the nationwide business schools for strategic level discussions on how to increase the quality of business education in the country,...
View ArticleBringing Pak money back from Swiss banks is wild goose chase
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to strike an agreement on exchange of information regarding bank accounts with the Switzerland but it would be a gigantic task to unearth roots of money and...
View Article‘FBR’s discretionary powers to be removed in Finance Bill 2017’
KARACHI: Senate Standing Committee on Revenue has assured the business community that laws related to discretionary powers of tax officials will be removed through Finance Bill, 2017. According to a...
View ArticleGovt to spend Rs250bn on infrastructure next year
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allocate over Rs250 billion for infrastructure sector including energy and transport in budget 2015-16 that would have an overall Rs600bn development outlay....
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...
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