May 24, 2024 1:18 pm
Thousands of Chinese personnel are working in Pakistan on several projects being carried out under the aegis of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Some have been attacked in recent years by militants who accuse them of exploiting mineral resources.
August 16, 2023 1:41 pm
Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, is home to a long-running violent insurgency. Baloch insurgent groups have carried out several attacks targeting the CPEC projects in the region in recent times.
November 02, 2022 5:54 pm
Pakistan had been struggling with a balance of payments crisis even before devastating floods hit the country this summer, causing it an estimated $30 billion or more in losses.
July 29, 2022 10:20 pm
Launched in 2013, the CPEC is a corridor linking Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which highlights energy, transport and industrial cooperation.
July 01, 2018 1:14 am
The finance ministry spokesperson did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. With the latest loan, China's lending to Pakistan in this fiscal year ending in June is set to breach $5 billion.
May 25, 2017 5:06 pm
Pakistan has condemned the honouring of Indian Army officer Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied a civilian in Kashmir to a vehicle and used him as human shield.
May 17, 2016 10:10 pm
Pakistan's powerful Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif met top Chinese leadership here and assured them to provide full security to the ambitious USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through restive Balochistan province.
August 09, 2013 8:34 pm
Blames 'vested interests' for speculation that takeover for military purposes.





