Tag: CPEC
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Corridor Backlash
Prime Minister Imran Khan has played to the Beijing gallery with an assurance that his government will support China’s enterprises in Pakistan on a priority basis. Deft in playing the diplomatic card, he has directed the authorities to resolve the issues related to road connectivity and the dearth of utilities being faced by investors from China.
November 24, 2021 -
Chinese companies dissatisfied with pace of CPEC
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs, Khalid Mansoor also endorsed Mandviwalla saying the Chinese companies were not satisfied with the government's institutions and their pace of work
September 17, 2021 -
China in talks with Taliban to expand CPEC
Chinese proposal for the construction of the Peshawar-Kabul motorway was anticipated by the Indian security establishment even before the Taliban take over Afghanistan.
August 25, 2021 -
HVDC under CPEC to help stabilise Pak’s power system: Official
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said the CPEC has entered a new phase of high-quality development focusing on industrial, agricultural and socio-economic cooperation
June 26, 2021 -
China, Pakistan agree to expand CPEC cooperation
The two sides also signed and exchanged cooperation documents on health, youth exchanges and Gwadar Port development.
November 6, 2019 -
India objects to China’s Kashmir reference at UNGA, takes swipe at CPEC in PoK
Wang Yi had said that the Kashmir issue is a 'dispute left from the past, and should be properly and peacefully resolved based in accordance with the UN Charter, UNSC resolutions and bilateral agreements'.
September 28, 2019 -
Kashmir ‘integral part of India’, asserts New Delhi, rejects China-Pak joint statement on J-K
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also referred to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) saying that India has consistently expressed concerns to both China and Pakistan on the projects.
September 10, 2019 -
3 killed, 28 injured as blast rocks mosque in Pakistan
The blast came days after terrorists attacked the Pearl Continental luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, killing at least eight persons, including four civilians and a Pakistan Navy soldier.
May 25, 2019 -
Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset?
In an article in the Pakistani Newspaper ‘Dawn’ of 9 February this year, Pervez Hoodbhoy writes, ‘Its (Bangladesh) growth rate last year (7.8 per cent) put it at par with India (8.0 per cent) and well above Pakistan (5.8 per cent).
May 21, 2019 -
China slams terror attack in Pakistan
Three gunmen stormed the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar on Saturday, killing four hotel workers and one Navy official.
May 13, 2019 -
India skips BRI forum for second time, Pakistan says CPEC to go ahead
India sternly opposes the CPEC, a key artery of the Belt and Road project that cuts through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
April 26, 2019 -
Vijay Gokhale meets Chinese officials, asks Beijing to be sensitive to India’s concerns
Gokhale is on a two-day China visit to meet Wang, also China's Foreign Minister and is expected to convince Beijing not to block a resolution to declare Azhar an international terrorist at a UN panel.
April 22, 2019 -
Vijay Gokhale in China on Sunday; blacklisting of Masood Azhar likely to be discussed
Earlier this week, top diplomatic sources had said that China was set to lift its technical hold on the listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the 1267 sanctions committee of the UN Security Council in early May.
April 20, 2019 -
India likely to again boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum this month
Asked if China had asked India to participate in the forum to be held this month, the source did not give a straight reply but stated that Beijing had been requesting New Delhi to reconsider its decision.
April 6, 2019 -
Pakistan Foreign Minister to begin 3-day China trip
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will begin his three-day official visit to China on Monday during which he is scheduled to attend the first Islamabad-Beijing foreign ministers' strategic dialogue.
March 18, 2019 -
Sushma Swaraj proposes air freight corridor between India and Central Asia
Swaraj informed the gathering that Iran was holding the Chabahar Day International Conference on February 26 at the Chabahar port to introduce to the invited delegations the capacities of the port.
January 13, 2019 -
2018 a watershed year for Sino-Indian ties
It all started with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting PM Modi in Wuhan in April in an informal setting for a summit that provided an opportunity to the two leaders to discuss ways to put the past behind and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.
December 29, 2018