“Today the CPC has become the world’s biggest political party with more than 90 million members,” Bilawal said. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: The country’s political leadership on Tuesday commended neighbouring China for its assistance during the Covid pandemic and said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was beyond partisan politics for them.
Leaders belonging to ruling and opposition parties demonstrated the rare unanimity in their views while addressing the World Political Parties Summit in connection with the celebrations on the occasion of 100th anniversary of founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Besides Prime Minister Imran Khan, the summit was addressed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.
Development of industries in Pak s Balochistan is moribund
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07 Jul 2021, 11:37 GMT+10
Quetta [Balochistan], July 7 (ANI): The development of the small-scale industries in Pakistan s Balochistan is moribund due to the lack of incentives, a lukewarm attitude of the government towards investment, and above all, the security situation, said Khaleeq Nazar Kiani in its report.
Khaleeq Nazar Kiani writing in The Frontier Post said Some small-scale industries are functioning in the industrial estate Quetta, but the development is moribund, and no new factory has been established for quite some time. The new investment is jittery due to the lack of incentives, a lukewarm attitude of the Government towards investment, and above all, the security situation. The author wrote that in 2017, Enertec Company (a subsidiary of Kuwait Investment Company) decided to establish two solar power plants of 50 MW each in Quetta and Bostan. It got the generation license and tariff from NEPRA, which wa
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Unparalleled Belt and Road cooperation
July 7, 2021
On June 23, the Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on the Belt and Road Cooperation was successfully held. It was attended by political leaders from 29 countries, and representatives from six international organisations including the United Nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered written remarks. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presided over the meeting. Foreign Minister Qureshi addressed the function.
The conference, where attending parties vowed to enhance efforts to jointly fight the pandemic and boost the green economy for a sustainable recovery, is regarded as a signal to show Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the 2013-born framework, has endured the test of COVID-19 and continues to be vigorous in buttressing regional economies hit hard by the pandemic. As an influential and popular initiative, the BRI has withstood the test of times, with distinguished characteristics.
China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities. According to The New York Post, in recent weeks, Beijing has been vocal in slamming the United States for pushing forward with its troop withdrawal, citing the deteriorating situation on the ground. Still, it had not made any public commitments regarding a response. US President Joe Biden has set a deadline of September 11 for the final pullout of the few remaining troops from Afghanistan. Citing the media reports, the Newspaper outlet reported that the Kabul authorities have become much more deeply engaged with Chinese leaders as the two work toward a deal to invest in Afghanistan s infrastructure through China s international Belt and Road Initiative.