Pak China Ties
A proposal to open the Pak-China border seven days a week also considered.
Updated 10 May, 2019 07:37am
Dawood admits that no market survey was conducted before finalising the list for consideration in the FTA.
Updated 07 May, 2019 08:57am
Critics of BRI must let this ambitious vision become a reality and work to establish a complementary relationship.
Published 29 Apr, 2019 07:47am
Beijing to spend $1bn on 27 projects, help Pakistan Railways upgrade its capacity.
Updated 29 Apr, 2019 05:26pm
Both countries sign ML-1 railways agreement for new Peshawar-Karachi rail track.
Updated 28 Apr, 2019 11:53pm
Pakistan should not seek technologies of the past or present, but of the future. There must be strategic clarity.
Updated 29 Apr, 2019 09:00am
"CPEC is not a transaction. It is a transformation of our society," Imran Khan tells round table conference.
Updated 27 Apr, 2019 06:30pm
Seeks greater cooperation in agri, health and education as next phase of CPEC zeroes in on socioeconomic uplift.
Updated 26 Apr, 2019 08:42pm
Imran lands in Beijing, will attend Belt and Road Forum.
Updated 26 Apr, 2019 08:29am
The PM will deliver a speech at 2nd Belt and Road Forum, says visit will take "Pak-China relationship to new heights".
Updated 26 Apr, 2019 08:00am
FM Yi meets Qureshi, urges the international community to gauge Islamabad's measures "in an objective and fair manner".
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 09:58pm
The second phase of China-Pakistan FTA is scheduled to be signed in Beijing on April 28 during PM Khan's visit.
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 08:28am
Chinese investors demand the award of projects on softer terms and on a fast track.
Published 21 Apr, 2019 11:43am
Beijing will host a Belt and Road summit next week which 37 foreign leaders will attend.
Updated 20 Apr, 2019 08:19am
Looking ahead, Pakistan needs to develop a geoeconomics framework of engagement with its neighbours and allies.
Published 07 Apr, 2019 07:49am
Official says Beijing has taken a "reasonable stand" on issue of JeM chief.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 10:49am
Move is meant to strengthen bond of friendship between China and Pakistan.
Updated 29 Mar, 2019 08:17am
Last week, the Ministry of Finance had announced that the SBP would receive a 15 billion yuan loan from China today.
Updated 25 Mar, 2019 09:08pm
Rice shipments to China have already begun as part of the deal agreed upon during PM Khan's four-day China visit.
Updated 22 Mar, 2019 05:41pm
The loan "will strengthen foreign exchange reserves and ensure balance of payment stability", says a ministry official.
Updated 22 Mar, 2019 09:20am
India did not have the courage to use the words 'Muslim' or 'mosque' in its condemnation, foreign minister points out.
Updated 20 Mar, 2019 03:44pm
PPP delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman is also in the city.
Updated 19 Mar, 2019 08:34am
Pakistan, China to discuss bilateral ties, including CPEC, the regional situation and cooperation at multilateral fora.
Updated 18 Mar, 2019 04:42pm
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will hold comprehensive dialogue with Chinese leadership during three-day trip.
Updated 18 Mar, 2019 08:21am
"China has stressed from the beginning the need to exercise calm and restraint," says Wang Yi.
Updated 09 Mar, 2019 03:18pm
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang says Beijing has "paid close attention to present situation".
Updated 08 Mar, 2019 08:14am
Yao Jing expresses hope that situation between India and Pakistan would move towards peace.
Updated 06 Mar, 2019 10:04am
“China has never recognised India and Pakistan as nuclear countries,” says Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.
Updated 03 Mar, 2019 08:39pm
Ambassador to UAE is the other name being talked about as foreign secretary’s retirement nears.
Updated 27 Jan, 2019 10:44am
China has also been investing heavily in alternative fuels in order to cut dependence on coal.
Updated 23 Jan, 2019 08:43am