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The 175-kilometer road is being reconstructed by the Frontier Works Organisation, which got the contract last year. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Alam bridge, which connects Gilgit-Skardu road with Karakoram Highway, in Skardu, Commander Force Commander Northern Areas Maj-Gen Ehsan Mehmood said that Gilgit-Baltistan was part of Pakistan and …

Federal Minister for Planning Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said agriculture framework under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) focused on joint ventures, value-addition, cold chain management, and marketing and branding to overcome socio-economic weaknesses. Addressing the PIDE conference on Wednesday, the minister said that the SME sector has been identified as …

The recent inclusion of the agriculture sector in the long term plan of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides Pakistan an opportunity to significantly reduce its huge trade deficit of around $9 billion with China by exporting more value added agriculture products to tap China’s growing demand of food commodities. Under the project, …

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 …

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. …

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.   …

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.   …

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 …