Among the 6 corridors that are a part of the BRI( Belt and Road Initiative), the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) makes one of the fastest growing ones. According to Zhou Rong, a senior research fellow at Renmin University of China, around 0.7m jobs are created as a result of the …
Read More »Imran Khan’s victory speech
Imran Khan, Chairman PTI, just delieverd his victory speech. Here is the transcription of the address he made to the nation: When I came into politics, I wanted Pakistan to become the kind of country that our leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted. This election is a historic election in Pakistan. …
Read More »Peshawar City 2018 | Aerial Views and Tour
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Read More »China will work with the new government to ensure smooth implementation of the CPEC: Chinese Foreign Ministry
Recently due to the elections in Pakistan and the expected change in government, experts have been arguing that CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) and Pak -China relations may get effected. But Geng Shuang, the Spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated that China desires to continue its relationship with Pakistan. …
Read More »200 projects under CPEC are to be completed in the coming 12 years
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the most notable project under BRI (Belt and Road Initiative). It has emerged as the most effective and fastest-moving project so far. According to a latest report, out of 43 projects 20 have been completed or are under construction at the moment. …
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Read More »New York Times Report ‘How China Got Sri-Lanka to cough up a port’: A counter narrative
New York Times Report “How China Got Sri-Lanka to cough up a port”: A counter narrative Pakistan and Sri-Lanka have different political setups, circumstances, geo-strategic importance and economic realities The major difference between the two ports is that Hambantota port was given to China by Srilanka for political reasons as …
Read More »CPEC: Macro-level policy needed by the future government: Syed Ali Zafar the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting
While the political parties in Pakistan have their differences, there is one that all the parties are in consensus with and that is the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). Syed Ali Zafar, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, highlighted the significance of the mega project. He noted that the …
Read More »CPEC: the financial concerns of NHA
While development work on the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) is continuing at a fast pace, non-payment of certain dues is something that calls for attention. Particularly, in the road projects, this is a serious concern. The National Highway Authority (NHA) is going through a financial crisis due to which …
Read More »First Pakistan Maritime Security Ship launched
According to the latest news, China has commissioned the first 1500-tonne Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) in Guangzhou (China’s city) as part of China and Pakistan’s plan to increase maritime security of Pakistan under the CPEC. Having various capabilities like anti-poaching operations, surveillance as well as anti-smuggling. The ship …
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