CPEC | Pakistan

Roadmap to fast track CPEC welcomed

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had brought new opportunities to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). “The CPEC has brought new opportunities for livelihood, trade and connectivity to GB. Our collective task is to ensure that these opportunities reach every valley and every village, creating shared prosperity for all,” he said, while speaking at a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the region’s freedom from Dogra rule. “As we celebrate your independence day … let us renew our collective resolve to make GB a model of development, justice equality. Your region offers the best to the rest of the country and the world at large,” he said. He also talked about the people of occupied Kashmir, saying: “While you enjoy liberty and rights under the flag of Pakistan, they continue to face occupation … we stand with them until they too can live in freedom in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the aspirations of the Kashmiri peopl...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that Pakistan has entered the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), emphasizing that enhanced regional connectivity will usher in a new era of economic and trade transformation.

Chinese Embassy Charge d’Affaires Shi Yuanqiang has underlined the significant role of media in promoting bilateral relations and effectively communicating projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed on Thursday to work together on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) second phase in a meeting that the former termed “most productive” as business firms inked 21 memorandums of understanding (MoUs). Pakistan and China share a longstanding strategic partnership with ties that span various sectors, including trade, energy, defence, and infrastructure. PM Shehbaz is currently on a six-day visit to China, where he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held from August 31-September 1. “Both sides also agreed to continue working closely on the next phase of upgraded CPEC 2.0, with its five new corridors,” said a statement today by the Press Information Department (PID) following the meeting in Beijing. The prime minister highlighted the “significant contribution” of the CPEC in Pakistan’s socio-economic development in the past decade. He also stressed the need for early implementation of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) rail...

Federal Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will take bilateral cooperation to new heights, opening avenues in renewable energy, ports, and the livestock sector.

Under the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), around 1,000 new jobs are expected to be created in Pakistan in the coming years, with a strong focus on equipping the youth with future-ready skills.

Leading experts, diplomats, and policymakers unanimously urged on Monday to embrace a shift toward human-centered, integrated development for Balochistan under Phase-II of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to establish the latter as gateway to sustainable growth and development.

Umair Shahid is the Arts and Media Manager at the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant, a flagship project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and part of the China Huaneng Group.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to continue working closely with China for successful implementation of ongoing CPEC projects.

ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING - The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to deepen Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation and extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan.

Peshawar - Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a progress review meeting of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Sunday.