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China-built Lagos light rail phase-I opens to traffic in Nigeria
Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos witnessed official operation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project phase-I as the first electric-powered light rail in West Africa and representative project under the Belt and…
Ambassador Haque meets with Chinese Vice FM Sun Weidong, reviewed trade, investment and CPEC
BEIJING : Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque called on Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong here and reviewed the entire gamut of relations between Pakistan and China.
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CPEC will assist Pakistan in contributing to regional connectivity: Planning Minister
BEIJING : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Professor Ahsan Iqbal has said that China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) is aligned with Pakistan’s development strategy and national interests.
“Not only the initiative…
55pc work at high-priority project of CPEC new Gwadar Airport completed, test flight in 60-day: GDA
ISLAMABAD : New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) has met its fresh completion benchmark as more than 55 percent of multi-tier works have finally been accomplished in the stipulated time, promising its first test flight within 60 days.…
Gwadar port run under the flagship CPEC receives another DAP fertilizer vessel under APTTA
ISLAMABAD : In accordance with the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement, the Gwadar Port, which is run under the flagship CPEC, has received another bulk tanker carrying DAP fertiliser and would discharge about 28,000 metric tonnes…
Gwadar port starts receiving Govt imports of bulk cargos
The Gwadar port has started receiving government imports of bulk cargos as three consecutive vessels carrying 90,000 MT urea have already arrived at the port and clocked the fastest discharge rate. This represents the efforts of the…
PM Shehbaz seeks early start of work on Railways’ ML-1, Karachi circular projects under CPEC
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed importance of early start of work on the Railways’ Mainline-1 and Karachi Circular projects. During a meeting with Chairman China International Corporation Luo Zhaohui in Geneva, he…
PM Shehbaz assures Chinese Premier Li of timely completion of CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wherein he emphasized Pakistan’s unswerving focus on the timely progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. During…
Investment under CPEC to reach $62 bn by 2030: Report
ISLAMABAD : According to an annual report on renewable energy released by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), the total planned investment under CPEC is $62 billion between FY2015 and FY2030, out of which $27.4 billion projects…
FM Bilawal, Ambassador Nong agree to maintain momentum on CPEC
ISLAMABAD : In a meeting with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong discussed the progress made in Pakistani-Chinese relations over the previous year and vowed to keep the momentum going in 2023. The…