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MANSEHRA: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong talking to a police official during his visit to Dasu on Thursday. Dawn
ISLAMABAD / MANSEHRA: Stepping back from its earlier position that the blast on Chinese workers’ bus was caused by accidental leakage of gas, the government on Thursday said it could potentially be a terrorism incident as traces of explosives had been detected on the wreckage of the bus and at the blast site.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a Twitter posting: “Initial investigations into Dasu incident have now confirmed traces of explosives, terrorism cannot be ruled out.”
The development came as China announced that it was sending a team to Pakistan to deal with the aftermath of the incident.
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Top CPEC decision making body to meet after one year gap
By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The 10th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) the highest decision making forum on the flagship project is scheduled to be held on July 16, said CPEC Authority Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday.
Normally, the JCC meeting is held once a year. The ninth meeting was held in 2019 but the 10th meeting could not be scheduled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bajwa, while announcing the date of the much-awaited meeting, said it would be held via video link. He
Govt mulling reaching out to estranged Baloch youths, says PM
July 6, 2021
GWADAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday the government was considering reaching out to the estranged Baloch youths as the enemies of Pakistan had used them in the past, but the situation had now entirely changed, Radio Pakistan reported.
Talking to elders and notables of Gwadar, he said development of Balochistan was a top priority of his government, as he criticised the previous governments for neglecting the province. He emphasised the government was prioritising development in far-flung areas of Balochistan, northern areas and rural Punjab. Gwadar would emerge as the “focal point of development”, ensuring prosperity of the entire country, the Prime Minister said as he broke ground on the second phase of Gwadar Free Zone earlier in the day.