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Pakistan says will work with US for Afghan stability; emphasizes political solution
While renewing its commitment to combat terrorism, Pakistan has said it would work with the United States for the goal of Afghan stability but emphasized that its landlocked western neighbor needs political settlement. “We are mindful...Sep 28, 2017 1086 0 -
Pakistan to sustain over 5 % economic growth rate in years ahead: World Bank
Gwadar deep seaport Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons Rebounding agrarian output, stable macroeconomic environment, expanding investments are creating conditions for a higher economic growth momentum for Pakistan with the GDP expected to be 5.5 in 2018, says the...Jun 6, 2017 1639 0 -
UN embraces China’s New Silk Road initiative; US, Western powers join Beijing forum
A view of Gwadar Fish Harbor Photo Umair Adeeb/Wikimedia Commons Seeing a win-win equation for the international community from China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said both...May 15, 2017 4538 0 -
Pakistan will maintain sound economic growth rate : IMF
Pakistan will maintain its economic growth at over 5 percent as the country sees massive investments in infrastructure projects, the International Monetary Fund predicted. In its World Economic Outlook for 2017, the Fund said Pakistan is...Apr 19, 2017 1907 0 -
China’s rising stakes in South Asian peace
A map showing Sino-Indian Geography Photo: CIA Factbook via Wikimedia China is adopting a multifaceted approach to ensuring peace in its neighborhood that involves diplomacy, economic partnerships and a balance of security equation in South Asia....Mar 15, 2017 1329 0 -
Pakistan expands regional connections; brings together Iran and Turkey
Pakistan this week brought together 10 Central Asian neighbors in a trade grouping in a sign of its growing importance in the resource-rich region. Heads of state and government, and senior officials of 10-member Economic Cooperation...Mar 3, 2017 1466 0 -
India escalates nuclear tensions
South Asia, NASA Map Pakistan is ringing alarm bells over what it calls New Delhi’s massive clandestine nuclear arsenal build-up as well its precarious nuclearization of the Indian ocean. Chief Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has...Feb 12, 2017 1113 0 -
China Pakistan Economic Corridor and South Asian Stability
A prominent Sweden-based think tank has termed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – a network of infrastructure connecting China from Pakistan’s north all the way to the Gulf through Gwadar port in the southwest – as a...Feb 5, 2017 2133 0 -
With 2.3 million new jobs, China Pakistan Economic Corridor could help curb extremism
Pakistan took an important step this week toward producing energy from a coal-fired Sahiwal Power plant in Punjab. The 1380 MW plant is part of a series of projects Chinese collaboration is realizing under $ 52...Feb 1, 2017 1229 0 -
Did Obama’s foreign policy erode US primacy?
Photo : Pete Souza , via Wikimedia Commons The new US administration takes charge on January 20 and the political pundits and experts appear to be in the “wait and see” mode. A lot of...Jan 18, 2017 1375 0