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Saudi's oil refinery in Gwadar threatens Iran, China
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Oct 9 (ANI): Pakistan's latest announcement about Saudi Arabia's investment in an oil refinery at the port city of Gwadar has set alarm bells ringing in the international arena.
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'State within a state': Decoding China's Gwadar plans
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 8 (ANI): The Port-Park-City (PPC) model that China is pursuing in Pakistan's Gwadar, as a part of the USD 62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), might possess "undesirable consequences" for Islamabad and might end up being a "state within a state."
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Khan promises to give Balochistan its due share in CPEC
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Oct 07 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that his government is focusing on abolishing Balochistan's apprehensions regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), promising to give the province its due share from the deal.
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Pak approves Saudi investment in Gwadar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] Oct 05 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to Saudi Arabia for establishing an oil refinery in the port city of Gwadar.
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Protests against Neelum-Jhelum hydro power plant intensify in Muzaffarabad
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) Oct 2 (ANI): Anger against local government and Islamabad has snowballed into a simmering outrage in the Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Girls' school burnt down by terrorists in Chitral
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chitral [Pakistan], Oct 1 (ANI): In a tragic incident, a government-run primary girls' school was burnt by so-called terrorists in Chitral district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Sindhi, Baloch activists oppose construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Sep 30 (ANI): Sindhi and Baloch political activists on Sunday organised a demonstration outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to show their dissatisfaction against the construction of dams on River Indus.
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CPEC: India hits out at China, Pak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 24 (ANI): In a veiled reference to Beijing and Islamabad over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, New Delhi on Monday expressed concerns, saying that no country can accept a project that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial i
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CPEC: Activists blame Pakistan for more destruction to Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 24 (ANI): Baloch political and human rights activists have accused Islamabad of allowing Beijing to build the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) project from Balochistan, the resource-rich province which has been facing decades-long insurgency.
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`UN must act tough against Pak to protect rights of Baloch people`
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): Human rights activists from Balochistan have asked the United Nations to act tough against Pakistan to protect the rights and lives of the Baloch people.
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Protect rights of Sindhi people, says activist to UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist has asked the United Nations Human Rights Office to take notice of rampant violations of human rights perpetrated by Pakistani state agencies against Sindhi people.
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Is China's BRI a debt trap?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 18 (ANI): China could emerge as a neo-colonial power in the new world order if its landmark Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at some instances, appears to be guided by the colonial philosophy that was followed by the Europeans.
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