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Chinese power producers warn of closure if not paid dues of over Rs 300 bn
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Amid pending payments of Rs 300 billion, dozens of Chinese power producers in Pakistan said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront.
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Pakistan attempting to woo back Chinese fleeing CPEC: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Alarmed by the delays in the execution of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects as a result of the Chinese professionals expressing security concerns, the Shehbaz Sharif government is trying its best to curtail the ongoing China exodus from t
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Pak Army using jihadist assets to target Balochs opposing CPEC
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): The Pakistani Army is using jihadist assets to target separatist groups in Balochistan who have been opposing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for exploiting the province's resources and denying locals any share.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif labels extension of army chief tenure talks as 'prem
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday labelled rumours about the extension of the army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure as "premature".
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz accuses Imran Khan of ruining CPEC projects
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday accused former Prime minister Imran Khan of ruining the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects, by conducting a forensic audit of the projects which angered the Chinese authorities.
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Only 3 CPEC projects completed in Pakistan's Gwadar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): In the past seven years, Pakistan could only complete three China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar while one-dozen schemes costing nearly USD 2 billion remain unfinished including those of water supply and electricity.
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Delay in CPEC projects sowing frustration in Pakistan, China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Amid long delays in the completion of projects and building up arrears, the once much celebrated China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from China's Xinjiang province, running up to Gwadar in Balochistan, is increasingly becoming dysfunctional leading to i
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CPEC alienates people in Gilgit Baltistan, advances Chinese interests: Rig
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], May 1 (ANI): As China continues to advance its hefty projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, regional experts have contended that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is only advancing Chinese interests in the region and alienated the people of illegal occupied region.
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Baloch militants opposing CPEC behind suicide attack that killed Chinese n
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): While most terrorist attacks in Pakistan are carried out by religious groups based in Afghanistan, Baloch militancy is also on the rise. Baloch militants carried out a suicide bombing on a van carrying Chinese academics near the Confucius Institute in Ka
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Pakistan: Main Line Railways project under CPEC may be shelved due to Chin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Due to disagreement between Islamabad and Beijing on feasibility costs, Pakistan is likely to shelve the much-talked-about Main Line (ML-1) Railways project, well-informed sources told Business Recorder.
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Scrapping CPEC Authority no panacea for Pakistan from Chinese debt-trap: R
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Even while the newly-elected Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan has decided to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, the move will not save Islamabad from falling into the Chinese debt trap, said a media report.
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Pakistan requests China to include Karachi Railway project in CPEC, seeks
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Pakistan has requested China to include Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and also sought Chinese collaboration for setting up a desalination plant in Karachi which continues to face paucity of clean wa
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