Mon, 07, 21
The terrorist attack targeting Chinese working on the Dasu dam should serve as a wake-up call for everyone who matters in Pakistan.
The terrorist attack targeting Chinese working on the Dasu dam should serve as a wake-up call for everyone who matters in Pakistan.
No one claimed responsibility for the bomb that ripped through the bus carrying Chinese to their workplace in which nine Chinese workers and three Pakistanis, including two FC men, were killed.
But given the geo-strategic and geo-economic significance of the deeply close cooperation between Pakistan and China, particularly on the construction of CPEC, the reasons for such attacks are understandable.
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Chilli farming under CPEC set to expand to 5,000 acres Pakistan among top 10 chilli producing nations which enjoy a combination of warm, humid yet dry weather and well-drained sandy loam with rich organic content
July 19, 2021
After a successful pilot project at 100 acres under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the next phase of chilli farming will be ready for launch with upcoming sowing.
Referring to an article published by China Economic Net, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Sunday in a tweet said chilli farming could spread over an area of 5,000 acres in various regions of the country.
Recently, there have been reports that the fear of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) may force the government to back out of its deals with power companies set up under the 2002 power policy.
The purpose is to renegotiate their ‘renegotiated’ power purchase agreements (PPAs) to deduct the alleged excess payments made to the 12 independent power producers (IPPs) from their longstanding unpaid bills.
That is a bad idea as the government will be setting yet another bad precedent for the investors instead of dealing with the real issue: the unwanted NAB intervention in matters that adversely impact policymaking, bureaucracy’s ability to make decisions and investor confidence.
Dasu-like incidents can t damage Pak-China ties: Analysts
Naghmana Hashmi (Former Ambassador to China): The experience of the past 70 years has proved that China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation are not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries, but also conducive to regional and global peace and stability. Both the countries are committed to building a more just, democratic and reasonable multi-polar international order. The CPEC has served as a catalyst for socio-economic development in Pakistan. Several projects are being implemented under CPEC, for enhancement of infrastructure and generation of energy. People-to-people contacts are an important aspect of the bilateral relationship. Pakistan and China are iron brothers, and no hostile forces will be allowed to damage brotherly relations between the two countries. China supports Pakistan’s narratives on key regional disputes, including the Kashmir dispute