ISLAMABAD – Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday urged the international community to work together with unprecedented ambition and action to strive for a fair and reasonable system of global environmental governance featuring win-win cooperation and promote the sustainable development of humanity. Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory letter to the World Environment Day events held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The …

BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) non-governmental friendship forum, which is being held in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. “I put forward the initiative of holding an SCO non-governmental friendship forum last November, which has received an enthusiastic response and support from all SCO member states,” Xi …

  ISLAMABAD – Leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, observer states, and dialogue partners as well as representatives of non-governmental friendship organisations, have held in-depth discussions on topics such as think tank exchanges, sister city cooperation, health, rural development and poverty reduction, high-quality connectivity, and new media training. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the SCO Forum on …

Interior Minister urges Chinese envoy to send back Pakistani students to universities in China ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approved a new visa policy for the Chinese citizens working on various projects wherein the minimum duration of new visas for Chinese workers would be two years. Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said the above while briefing the Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong about the …

Sources say some issues need to be resolved for project financing ISLAMABAD: China on Wednesday hinted at an early launch of the Main Line-I project of Pakistan Railways – the biggest ever infrastructure project of the country’s history with an estimated cost of around $6.8 billion. Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong called on Minister for Railways Azam Swati and discussed with him …

ISLAMABAD – China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed desire to fully implement the vision of the leaders of Pakistan and China to initiate “more extensive” and “deeper strategic cooperation” for a shared future in the new era. Wang Yi, in his letter addressed to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the occasion of the 70th anniversary …

ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan and China observe 70th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations on Friday, President Dr Arif Alvi and Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation and achieve high quality development of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Both the leaders exchanged congratulatory letters to each other wherein they extended greetings to each other on behalf …

Pakistan enjoys zero duties on exports of hundreds of products to China under free trade deal ISLAMABAD – In a major development, Pakistan has recorded nearly 70% increase in exports to China in the first quarter of 2021, an official has told media. “Impressive figures of Pakistan’s exports to China in 1st quarter of year 2021. $888 million as compared …

Online event lasted for two hours and thirty minutes, including an hour-long question and answer session among the 50 participants ISLAMABAD – Several young leaders from China and Pakistan on Friday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would take people-to-people ties between the countries to next level. A virtual webinar titled “Future leaders in shaping Pakistan-China relations” was held in …

CPEC projects in Gwadar in advanced stage ISLAMABAD – With 400 industries, the Allama Iqbal Special Economic Zone, Faisalabad, is all set to attract local and foreign investors that will provide direct employment to 250,000 people. An official at the China-Pakistan Economic Zone (CPEC) Authority has informed Pakistan Today that Allama Iqbal Special Economic Zone and Rashakai Special Economic Zone …