Shehbaz Sharif meets Chinese, British envoys in Islamabad
Nawaz Sharif an old friend of China and Beijing does not forget its friends, says Nong Rong
Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong at Chinese High Commission in Islamabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong and British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner in Islamabad.
The meeting with the Chinese ambassador took place at the Chinese High Commission. On the occasion, Nong Rong said that Nawaz Sharif is an old friend of China and Beijing does not forget its friends. He also expressed good wishes for the former premier.
KHAPLU, GHANCHE: In the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan, daily power cuts of up to 20 hours or more in some districts have pushed locals to protest over having to observe Ramadan in darkness. Gilgit-Baltistan, an impoverished part of the larger Kashmir region, is the gateway of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with high potential to generate energy from hydropower, but its residents have so far reaped few rewards of the $65 billion infrastructure project. When the province went to local assembly polls in November last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to set up hydroelectric power plants. Last month, the region’s chief minister, Khalid Khurshid, gave the provincial secretary powers to ensure no power cuts during suhoor and iftar meals in Ramadan.
Pakistan Air Force to build new airbase in Balochistan
This will be the PAF s second air base in the conflict-torn and underdeveloped region of Balochistan
New Delhi: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plans to build a new air base in Balochistan, stepping up the militarisation of the restive province. The PAF has also identified a piece of land for the air base in Nasirabad district of Balochistan.
According to a press release, PAF officials inspected the site along with the district administration on Sunday. The Dawn newspaper quoted Nasirabad Deputy Commissioner Azhar Shezad that a delegation of the PAF proposed a tract of land to be acquired for establishing the air base.