To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days"
Petroleum products will attract 10 per cent customs duty on imports while an equivalent 10 per cent deemed duty is applicable on local production of these products by domestic refineries
This would be the Minister's first bilateral visit abroad since assuming office in April, the Ministry said, adding that it is "part of the high-level exchanges between the two sides"
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is due to arrive late Saturday on his maiden visit to China to hold comprehensive talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi
Foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday vowed not to allow anyone to harm the iron-clad friendship between Pakistan and China
The Foreign Minister underscored his determination to inject fresh momentum in the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership and add new avenues to practical cooperation, the FO said
The Pakistan Army has formed a separate brigade consisting of thousands of soldiers to guard the Chinese as both the BLA and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have carried out numerous attacks
Pakistan's new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was a "redundant organisation"
China hasn't reissued loans totalling $4 billion that Pakistan repaid in late March, and hasn't responded to Sri Lanka's pleas for $2.5 billion in credit support
The request for rollover was reportedly made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month
Xi told Duda the two countries should "respect and accommodate each other's core interests and major concerns," Global Times reported
Pakistan's federal cabinet has also granted approval for signing of much-awaited industrial cooperation between the two countries under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
While China has long supplied Pakistan's armed forces, the relationship has deepened in recent years.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been providing multifaceted opportunities for Pakistan to further enhance regional connectivity and the national economy, a Pakistani expert has said.
Chief of the CPEC Authority has accused the United States of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project
The "all-weather ally" of Pakistan, China has demanded USD 38 million compensation for the dead engineers at the Dasu Dam Project
The Pakistani space programme did not witness as much growth as was expected and planned due to increased focus by the government on the nuclear programme
China has established its first diplomatic contact with the militant group, aimed at pushing forward its ambitious project -- the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) -- to Kabul.
On Kashmir issue, Khan reiterated that he has never been in favour of a military solution
Xi Jinping described CPEC as a landmark project under BRI and said it is of great importance to promoting development of all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries