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Pakistan's Govt. has entered in second phase of CPEC project: FM Qureshi

04-06-2019 Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is game changer and our government has entered in the second phase of the project. Addressing in Multan, he said that country will enter in new phase of development through the CPEC, adding that the visit of Chinese Vice President s visit to Pakistan remained very successful.

CPEC to be made drug-free trans-regional trade route: Afridi

13-06-2019: Minister for Ministry of Narcotics Control and SAFRON Shehryar Afridi has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would be first trans-regional drug-free route and all necessary measures would be adopted to achieve this target. Chairing a highlevel meeting here, the minister said that since Pakistan has a geostrategic location, Pakistan would take along Iran, Afghanistan and China to ensure the region free from illicit drugs.

Tibet embraces new opportunities brought by Belt and Road Initiative

14-06-2019: A high-profile forum in the Tibet Autonomous Region attended by top local officials and international experts concluded with a clear vision and plans for the region to open up and explore opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative. The Forum on the Development of Tibet, the sixth of its kind and the third that was held in Lhasa, the regional capital, demonstrates the plateau region's readiness to hear suggestions from the international society on development and opening up.

COAS reaffirms army's support for CPEC security

17-06-2019: The Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the SCO member states met in Sochi, with heads of the Supreme Courts of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan attending. The heads of the top judicial bodies of the SCO observer states - Afghanistan, Belarus, Mongolia, and Cambodia- were invited as guests. Following the meeting, the participants signed a joint statement.

CPEC to turn AJK into Pakistan's 'economic engine'

18-06-2019 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed upon the need to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to turn the liberated territory into 'economic engine' of Pakistan through China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related projects.

Belt and Road Initiative can lift 32m out of poverty

20-06-2019: China's massive Belt and Road infrastructure...