China welcomes engagement between India, Pakistan   ISLAMABAD – In a major breakthrough in bilateral relations, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday responded to a letter of Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, reminding him that durable peace and stability in South Asia region is contingent upon resolving all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. This is …

ISLAMABAD – China Monday welcomed the recent positive interactions between Pakistan and India and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to inject positive energy into regional peace, stability and development. This is the first official confirmation of a positive back channel contacts between the two countries. “China is pleased with Pakistan’s recent positive interactions with India. We …

Indo-Pak Peace: Time to bury the past and move forward ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Thursday said that that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been at the heart of Pakistan’s economic transformation plan and we have left no quarter to declare its necessity for addressing our economic woes. Bajwa’s comments come a day after Prime …

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Significant slide witnessed in anti-State violence in Balochistan ISLAMABAD – Pakistan witnessed a significant reduction in anti-State militant attacks which dropped to the lowest ebb during the past fifteen years as 44 percent decline in suicide attacks has been observed during year 2019 as compared to the year 2018. “The militant attacks in the country have dropped below the level …

By Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Xinjiang is the nearest place of China to Pakistan. When we say that “China-Pakistan friendship is higher than mountains”, it refers to the Karakoram Mountains between Xinjiang and Pakistan. As the starting point for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the hub area of the Silk Road Economic Belt within the framework of “Belt …