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July 15, 2021
The geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics in Central and South Asian regions are undergoing major changes. Amid these changes, two initiatives stand out for their potential to bring stability and predictability to the fast-evolving regional dynamics the Uzbek president’s initiative to hold the ‘Central and South Asia Connectivity Conference’, and Pakistan’s prime minister’s vision to proactively engage with Central Asia at strategic level.
Both the initiatives are aimed at orientating regional geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics towards a peaceful, prosperous, and progressive futuristic outlook. The two initiatives are likely to yield far-reaching bilateral and regional results.
Pakistan and Uzbekistan are poised to play a major role in the future political and economic disposition of the region. The two countries are fortunate to be led by leaders who have the vision, will and determination to work together to steer their countries and the region towa
A costly project
July 15, 2021
This refers to the news report ‘ML-1 from Karachi to Peshawar: Project will be part of JCC meeting’s agenda’ (July 13). The ML-1 project which was launched under the umbrella of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) remains stalled owing to differences over cost estimation between the two countries. One believes that even the current projected cost of $7.2 billion by Pakistan’s finance team is exceptionally high and the project requires revisiting. The problems that have marred Pakistan Railways include deteriorated tracks, outdated signalling system, unmanned crossings and the absence of protective fencing. There is certainly no need to build a state-of-the-art railway system such as one which exists in China, Japan or in Western countries. There is also no need to buy trains which can run up to the speed of 160 km per hour trains with an average speed of up to 120 km per hour are enough to meet our requirement for years to come. Th
Pakistan bus blast kills 13, including 9 Chinese July 15 2021 12:21 AM RELATED STORIES
Rescue workers and onlookers gather around a wreck after a bus plunged into a ravine following an explosion in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. (AFP)
Text Size: Reuters/ Peshawar /Beijing A blast on a bus killed 13 people in north Pakistan yesterday, including nine Chinese nationals in what Beijing said was a bomb attack but Islamabad called a vehicle failure.
Two Pakistani soldiers were also among the dead after the explosion sent the bus over a ravine, local government and police sources told Reuters.
Chinese engineers and Pakistani construction workers have for several years been working on hydroelectric projects as part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative in the western province of Khyber-Paktunkhwa, where the blast occurred.
The Straits Times
Pakistan says traces of explosives detected in bus blast probe
A bus carrying 32 people exploded and plunged into a ravine in Pakistan s northern Kohistan region on July 14, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
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