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There is no secret agenda in CPEC, says Yao Jing

He affirmed the CPEC contained inclusive and special packages and plans.

11 Dec 2017 2:52 AM

The Chinese embassy in Islamabad said on its website on Friday it had information about a ‘series of terror attacks’ planned against Chinese organizations and personnel, without giving details. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

China warns its citizens in Pakistan of possible Taliban attacks

The port and road-building projects in Balochistan province have come under frequent insurgent attacks.

08 Dec 2017 7:03 PM

CPEC was launched in 2015 when President Xi Jinping visited Pakistan and it now envisages investment of around USD 50 billion in different projects of development in Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Amid charges of graft, China stops funding for CPEC projects: report

The decision by the Chinese government is likely hit over Rs 1 trillion-worth road projects of the Pakistan's National Highway Authority.

05 Dec 2017 3:32 PM

Pakistan decided to take the dam project off the table just days before the 7th Joint Cooperation Committee meeting with China, which is scheduled for November 21 in Islamabad. (Photo: PTI/File/Representational)

China’s strict conditions leads Pak to drop CPEC dam project

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.

16 Nov 2017 2:54 PM

Shed reservations and join Belt and Road Initiative, China tells India

China said the initiative will not affect its position on relevant issues, including Kashmir.

26 Oct 2017 9:08 PM

The Chinese Embassy made the request in a letter written to the interior ministry saying a member of the banned terrorist group ETIM has sneaked into Pakistan to assassinate its ambassador. (Representational Image | Photo: AP)

China requests Pak to hike security in lieu of life threat to top envoy

China has appointed Yao Jing, who has served as its new envoy to Pakistan.

22 Oct 2017 5:44 PM

Pakistan FM Khawaja Asif meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on Thursday (Photo: Twitter)

Pakistan minister says US should not look at CPEC from India's perspective

India has been severely critical of the CPEC, saying the project violates its sovereignty as it runs through PoK.

12 Oct 2017 3:22 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed on his arrival at Gaoqi International Airport in Xiamen, China on Sunday to attend the 9th BRICS Summit 2017. (Photo: PTI)

Modi may take jibe at Pak over terrorism at BRICS despite China’s objection

BRICS nations, including China, on Monday declared Pakistan-based terror groups LeT and JeM as global terror outfits.

04 Sep 2017 7:26 PM

Last November, China launched the first trade convoy carrying Chinese goods for export through the western route of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and shipped it through Gwadar port. (Photo: AP/Representational)

China plans to launch cargo service to Pakistan through CPEC

The new line starting from Lanzhou to the Gwadar Port of Pakistan could raise concerns in India.

06 Jul 2017 4:58 PM

The commentary came as troops of India and China are in a face-off since June 16 over the Chinese military's attempt to construct a strategic road in Doklam region of the Sikkim sector, which India and Bhutan is strongly objecting to. (Photo: AP)

Shed anxiety over CPEC, join Belt-Road project: Chinese media to India

The piece did not mention the CPEC by name, but referred to the BRI - the umbrella project under which the CPEC falls.

02 Jul 2017 5:15 PM

Pakistan's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal . (Photo:File)

Despite challenges, China-Pakistan corridor project going smoothly: Pak minister

Pakistan and China aim to build a network of rail, road and energy infrastructure as part of the Belt and Road initiative.

28 Jun 2017 6:46 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

India's rejection can affect CPEC in short run: Chinese daily

India's rejection is mainly because the corridor passes through the the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

27 Jun 2017 2:35 PM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (Photo: YouTube)

Ready to wait some more time for India to join BRI: China

Geng said the CPEC and the BCIM are both important cooperation projects under the framework of the BRI.

26 Jun 2017 7:34 PM

The flight, which carried 60 tonnes of cargo (mainly ‘hing’) from Afghanistan, was flagged off in Kabul by President Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Afghan air corridor shows India's stubbornness: Chinese daily

'Will India bypass Pakistan to develop trade with Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries?' Questions Chinese daily.

26 Jun 2017 4:40 PM

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain (File Photo)

Pak deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security working on CPEC

Authorities were going to all possible efforts to arrest those responsible for kidnapping, Pakistan President Hussain said.

25 Jun 2017 6:33 PM

For long, Pakistan has been looking for $12 to 14 billion funding needed to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam located in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) but failed to secure the money as it is proposed to be built in the disputed region. (Photo: File/Representational)

China mum on plan for building dam in PoK to avoid reaction from India

Pakistan's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who is also in-charge of the CPEC said Pak expects China to fund the project.

22 Jun 2017 5:52 PM

This time, the expedition will last five to 10 years and the first stop will be Serling Tso, a 2,391-square-km lake that was confirmed to have replaced the Buddhist holy lake Namtso as Tibet’s largest in 2014. (Photo: AP/Representational)

China launches scientific mission to Tibet, will include visit to CPEC

The last expedition of similar scale in Tibet, regarded as roof of the world was conducted in the 1970s.

18 Jun 2017 10:59 AM

Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the site where a Chinese couple was kidnapped in the neighbourhood of Jinnah town in Quetta. (Photo: File/AFP)

Pakistan scrambles to protect China's Silk Road pioneers

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is conducting a census of Chinese nationals and raising a force of about 4,200 officers to protect foreigners.

12 Jun 2017 1:48 PM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the inauguration ceremony. (Photo: AP/Representational/File)

China lauds commissioning of 1st power plant under CPEC in Pak

At present, 17 priority projects are under construction under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

01 Jun 2017 10:03 AM

China succeeded in bringing together various countries together on one platform for the OBOR project President Xi Jinping with leaders and delegates attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

Tackling China? See its history

The Chinese never liked the presence of foreigner in their midst.

29 May 2017 6:33 AM

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