China Pakistan Economic Corridor

Roadblock in friendship? Pakistan 'stunned', as China stops funding for 3 CPEC projects, says report

Was China's decision to stop funding for the three road projects retribution?

Dec 05, 2017, 16:23 PM IST

Pakistan will be a 'priority' in neighbourhood diplomacy: China

China on Tuesday said Pakistan will be a "priority" in its neighbourhood diplomacy as the two countries are all-weather strategic partners and lend firm support to each other's core interests.

Nov 21, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

Safety concerns again: China asks Pakistan to raise security for embassy, citizens

The security of Chinese citizens once again took centerstage in relations between China and Pakistan on Monday.

Oct 23, 2017, 21:31 PM IST

CPEC not good in international law, hurts Gilgit residents: Top European think tank

Europe's leading think tanks have declared that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC is violating the human rights of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory over which the highway passes, and its construction is causing immense ecological damage to the region.

Oct 17, 2017, 14:08 PM IST

On One Belt One Road, US backs India, says it crosses 'disputed' territory

India skipped the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in May this year due to its sovereignty concerns over the nearly USD 60 billion CPEC.

Oct 04, 2017, 07:25 AM IST

Alarm bells for Nawaz Sharif! Protests rock Sindh area, locals demand independent state

In more trouble for Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, locals in Sindh area are hitting the streets to raise their demand for an independent state.

Jul 18, 2017, 08:39 AM IST

China includes CPEC in scientific expedition to Tibet

The expedition will take scientists to a pass linking to South Asia, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Jun 18, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

Islamic State kills two Chinese nationals kidnapped in Pakistan's Quetta

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has killed two Chinese nationals it kidnapped from Quetta city of southwest Pakistan last month, the militant group’s Amaq agency said on Thursday.

Jun 08, 2017, 22:35 PM IST

'Kulbhushan Jadhav's plan was hatched to sabotage India' - Pakistan-based political party tells ICJ

Jadhav's case is an unjust example of "innocent Indian commoner, around whom Pakistani State has hurled a fake and fabricated tale of espionage to justify its allegation of Indian involvement in its affairs.

Jun 04, 2017, 09:52 AM IST

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may ignite more Indo-Pak tensions: UN report

The USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) traversing through PoK might create "geo-political tension" in the region by igniting further tensions between India and Pakistan, a UN report has warned.

May 24, 2017, 19:13 PM IST

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to have huge impact on Baloch people: German lawyer

Asserting that the USD 51.5 billionChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor will have a huge impact on the Baloch people, German lawyer and human right activist Claudia Waeldich said the people of Balochistan already have no access to the Gwadar port as has been to China for 40 years.

May 15, 2017, 15:59 PM IST

CPEC will continue to face resistance, project to benefit Chinese: Baloch Diaspora France President

Baloch Diaspora France President Ali Akbar Mengal has said the China Pakistan Economic Project (CPEC), an initiative under the One Road, One Belt project that seeks to connect Pakistan's Gwadar port to Chinese Xinjiang Province, would continue to face stiff resistance by the Baloch people as the project intends to only benefit the Chinese and the Punjabis in Pakistan.

May 14, 2017, 11:28 AM IST

Chinese daily says India should stop being suspicious towards Pakistan, China

With barely a week left to the Belt and Road mega-conference in Beijing, a commentary in a Chinese daily has urged India to join the ambitious project connecting Asia with Europe and advised it to stop being suspicious about the economic development of Pakistan and China.

May 08, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

Pakistan, China to jointly ensure transparency in CPEC projects

Pakistan and China have agreed to jointly oversee the China Pakistan Economic Corridor ( CPEC) and ensure transparency in the project as an agreement in this regard was signed between the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Beijing.

May 07, 2017, 18:14 PM IST

Pakistani Minister and Prime Minister have different versions on job creation by CPEC

The minister predicted that the multi-billion dollar project would create 85,000 jobs for the youth.

Apr 29, 2017, 09:08 AM IST

China-Pakistan corridor is against India's strategic interests

The CPEC is against India`s geographical and strategic interests.
 

Nov 01, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

China distances itself from reports of Premier Li Keqiang's backing to Pakistan

China on Thursday distanced itself from Pakistani media reports which claimed that Premier Li Keqiang had conveyed China's backing to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Sep 22, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi raises India's concern over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor with Chinese President Xi Jinping

India on Sunday raised its concern with China over the CPEC which runs through PoK, and terrorism "emanating from the region" as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping the two countries need to be "sensitive" to each other's strategic interests.

Sep 04, 2016, 15:37 PM IST

When PoK emerged in PM Narendra Modi-Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting on G20 summit lines; bilateral ties discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid differences between the two countries over a raft of issues, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through PoK.

Sep 04, 2016, 09:10 AM IST

'China will get involved if India foments trouble in Balochistan'

China will have "to get involved" if any Indian "plot" disrupts the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in restive Balochistan, an influential Chinese think tank has warned India.

Aug 28, 2016, 15:30 PM IST