Gwadar has potential to become a global city: Asim Bajwa

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting and Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that Gwadar...

Emirates resumes normal flights in Pakistan

UAE based airline, Emirates, announced the resumption of normal flight operations to and from Pakistan today. Previously, Emirates was operating a flight schedule that allowed...

KPK Govt to launch longest, highest cable car project in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a cable car project at the Kumrat valley in the Upper Dir district. It was decided at...

China aims to kick Intel and AMD out of the semiconductor market

China is planning a $29 billion (204bn yuan) injection of cash to ease its overwhelming dependence on major US semiconductor companies, such as Intel...

SEZs, roads, motorways & energy projects under CPEC to change fate of country: Asim Bajwa

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Lt. Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that Special Economic Zones, roads, motorways, and...

The gig economy is helping tackle COVID-19 unemployment in Pakistan

Due to COVID-19, the world's GDP will slide by -1pc in 2020. The unemployment rate will increase approximately two-folds. This menace of COVID-19 also...

Debunking 13 myths about China

China’s polity and society is shrouded in a cobweb of myths. Several countries with whom China has trade surplus suffer from an understanding deficit....

The textile industry needs state support to survive COVID-19

Last week SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute) organized through webinar a “Consultative Dialogue on Textile & Garment Sector Outlook Amid Covid-19”, between the Government,...

Hong Kong leader says coronavirus now spreading ‘out of control’

The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub's leader said Sunday...

CPEC, digital connectivity and Pakistan-China ties

The 820-kilometer-long fiber optic cable project at a cost of $46 million stretches from China’s western Xinjiang region and enters Pakistan through Khunjerab border...

Opposition by the ‘frugals’: EU chiefs try to negotiate virus recovery fund

EU leaders debated new proposals for a huge post-coronavirus economic recovery fund on Saturday, seeking to overcome resistance from the Netherlands and Austria on...

G20 “crisis meeting” in Saudi Arabia as world economy burns

G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing...