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By kamran RajaForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Minister for Finance Shaukat Fayyaz Tareen, Minister for Industries Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiyar, Minister for Planning Asad Umar, Adviser to Prime Minister Abdul Razzaq Dawood, National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yousuf, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Board of Investment Atif Bukhari, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa and other high ranking officials attended the meeting.Prime Minister was briefed about the progress of ongoing projects, in various sectos, under the umbrella of CPEC.The meeting was informed that the current government not only completed the on going projects started by the previous government, but was able to complete large number of s...

By Kamran RajaAmbassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr Nong Rong called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office.Mr Nong Rong congratulated Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on assuming command of the PAF and said that Pakistan Air Force would achieve new heights and glory under his inspirational leadership.The Air Chief expressed his satisfaction on the existing cooperation between PAF and PLAAF, and reiterated that this cooperation would be further strengthened.Various matters of mutual interests and bilateral cooperation were also discussed in the meeting.

By Kamran RajaKeel laying ceremonies of 3rd Type-054A Class Frigate and 2nd MILGEM Class Corvette were held at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard Shanghai, China and Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey respectively. Both the ceremonies were graced by respective Country's Chief Naval Overseers, separately.Type 054 A/P Class Frigate, will be most technologically advanced surface platform of Pakistan Navy Fleet, fitted with state of the art Surface, Subsurface and Anti-Air weapons, Combat Management System and Sensors. These ships will significantly contribute in maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean.Chief Naval Overseer (China) Commodore Rashid Mehmood Sheikh, as being the Chief Guest commended the timely achievement of keel laying milestone of the ship despite ongoing Covid-...

By Kamran RajaHe was accompanied by the 8-member delegation.During the meeting matters pertaining to bilateral trade and investment came under discussion. The Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce & Investment highlighted the cordial relations between Pakistan and Hungary and thanked the government and people of Hungary for its support in the European Union for grant of GSP+ status to Pakistan. He appreciated the Hungarian investment in Oil and Gas sector and indicated opportunities for Agro and food processing, water conservation, Information Technology , engineering and manufacturing sector for investment .Advisor to the PM on Commerce & Investment apprised the visiting delegation of various initiatives Pakistan has embarked upon to enhance regional connectivity. Being a ...

By Kamran RajaThe relationship between China and Pakistan has been researched and documented by Dr. Talat Shabbir in the context of futures possibilities and options in the book “Creating Shared Futures, Pakistan China: A Journey of Trust and Friendship”. The book was launched today at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad.The launch event was organized jointly by Eurasian Century Institute and Mishal Pakistan, the launch was attended by a small group of intellectuals and research enthusiasts to listen to the leading scholars in Pakistan. Due to Covid SOPs the event was also participated by a large number through Zoom. The event was also streamed live on the YouTube and Facebook for international participation.In his forward, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of ...

By kamran RajaUnder this batch, Government of China provided 500,000 vials of COVID-19 vaccine under grant assistance. Under the first and second batch of COVID-19 vaccine donation, 1 Million doses of Sinopharm vaccine were donated by the Chinese Government. This will help to vaccinate the priority population and control the spread of the disease.Moreover, the Minister discussed the bilateral economic relations between the two countries with the Ambassador in his office. During the meeting Pakistan-China economic relations, implementation of CPEC projects and other matters of mutual interest were also discussed.The Minister for Economic Affairs at the outset re-iterated the firm commitment of the Government of Pakistan to the security of all Chinese persons working on diff...