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US sabotaging China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Imran Khan's aide

Chief of the CPEC Authority has accused the United States of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project

Afghanistan: China in talks with Taliban to expand CPEC to Kabul

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.

US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report

There is a looming sense of fear in Pakistan that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase instability in its neighbourhood

Peace and Pakistan

The besieged country looks for a breather

China's debt-trap diplomacy: Pak to seek debt relief for power projects

A high-level delegation led by Pakistani President Arif Alvi visited Beijing last March to discuss the possibility of a 2.5 per cent cut in the present interest rate

Imran says Pak seeks to enhance trade ties with Sri Lanka through CPEC

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he was looking forward to enhancing trade ties with Sri Lanka through the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Khan, in an address following his meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, said that his maiden visit is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relationship. It is to strengthen our trading ties. Pakistan is part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China, the CPEC is one of its flagship programmes," he said. Khan said that the CPEC means connectivity right up to Central Asia. "We also discussed other areas where we can enhance our trading ties where Sri Lanka can benefit from Pakistan's connectivity in the future, right up to central Asia. And our trading ties will also mean that the two countries will get together," he said. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambiti

China shadow looms large as India looks to consolidate ties with neighbours

The immediate proximate event is going to be the election in Nepal, due in April

Pakistan to seek $2.7 billion loan from China for CPEC construction project

Pakistan has decided to seek USD 2.7 billion loan from China for the construction of package-I of the Mainline-1 project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Pakistan govt inaugurates its first transport project under CPEC

The overhead Lahore Orange Line Metro Train will operate between Lahore's Dera Gujjran to Ali Town on 27Km stretch from Monday

Wang, Qureshi discuss Kashmir, progress on CPEC during strategic dialogue

The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan held their 2nd annual strategic dialogue on Friday during which they discussed ways to enhance their all-weather bilateral ties, the Kashmir issue, progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Afghan peace process. Billed as highly relevant and very important by both the countries ahead of the meeting held in the southern Chinese island resort of Hainan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed a host of bilateral, regional and international issues. A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting said that both sides underlined that a peaceful, stable, cooperative and prosperous South Asia was in common interest of all parties. Parties need to settle disputes and issues in the region through dialogue on the basis of equality and mutual respect. The Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side on the situation in Jammu & Kashmir, including its concerns, position and current ...

CPEC is of great importance to China-Pakistan ties: Xi tells Alvi

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

Pakistan back in China's Belt and Road game with projects worth $11 bn

The Chinese financing has helped rid Pakistan of an electricity deficit that left exporters unable to meet orders and major cities without electricity for much of the day.

China Pakistan Economic Corridor will be 'trillion dollar blunder': Experts

The CPEC, a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan, which were originally valued at $46 billion is now estimated to be $87 billion

Waive debt or renegotiate loans to create a fair deal for Pak: US to China

It is really incumbent on China to take steps to alleviate the burden this predatory, unsustainable and unfair lending is going to cause to Pakistan, Alice Wells says

Pakistan says US invited to invest in China Pakistan-Economic Corridor

Khan's commerce advisor Razak said: "The US has shown interest in (Pakistan's) energy, oil and gas, agriculture and food processing"

CPEC phase-II to create massive employment opportunities in Pak: Asim Bajwa

The United States has been critical of the CPEC projects in Pakistan

No transparency, Pakistan debt pile swelling: US criticises $60 bn CPEC

Criticising the CPEC, US urged Pakistan to rethink its involvement in it

CPEC loans less than one-tenth of Pak's total debt: China responds to US

Beijing said it will continue to work with Pakistan for progress of the project

US stance on CPEC will have 'no impact' on the corridor, says Pakistan FM

In-charge of South Asia affairs at the US State Department, Alice Wells, last week said that the CPEC would take a toll on Pakistan's economy in future

India slams J&K reference in Pak-China statement, opposes meddling in PoK

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also talked about the China-Pakistan economic corridor in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir