AidData, a research institute at William and Mary University in the US, said that Pakistan's cumulative public debt exposure to China from 2000 to 2021 was USD 67.2 billion. The number surpassed the USD 46 billion recorded for the same period in the World Bank's International Debt Statistics
Activist Qambar Malik Baloch said thousands of people have become victims of the "kill and dump policy" of the Pakistani state for expressing dissent, while the whereabouts of many others remain unknown.
According to Bagchi, India was not extended an invitation to this year's Belt and Road Forum by China. "I don't think we received an invitation this year," he said.
The so-called 'high powered' collaboration between Beijing and Islamabad under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: a 3000 km Chinese infrastructure network project undertaken in Pakistan now appears to take a noticeable shift, facing significant challenges, a report by the Daily Asian Age
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has faced significant challenges, as indicated by the difficulties both parties have encountered in strengthening their economic ties.
Hakeem Baloch, a journalist and a senior activist of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), who is based in the UK, told ANI that China has been investing heavily in the region for its own economic and military interests
The attack on Chinese convoy near the vital southwestern port of Gwadar, Pakistan on Sunday, can be a major setback for China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it created fear and uncertainity which is not helpful for investment, reported The Diplomat.
Pakistan's economic blindspot continues to be the fact that no amount of IMF bailouts or foreign bailouts will be enough to keep the economy afloat without the nation undertaking a comprehensive structural makeover.
Vice premier of China, He Lifeng, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit, where he will take part in a ceremony to commemorate the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project's tenth anniversary, Dawn reported.
This key geopolitical issue has been given added prominence, noted TDF President Lord Bruce, by the recent ASEAN conference in Indonesia, during which Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the systemic difficulties undermining trust between member states and the ‘sharpening r