PM Imran, President Xi meeting injects fresh impetus into CPEC: Analysts

BEIJING: The comprehensive meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping during Beijing Winter Olympics has injected a fresh impetus into China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development. Discussions on CPEC have remained at the heart of the joint statement released at the end of the comprehensive meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping […]

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US ships nearly 1.9 mn more Covid vaccine doses to African nations

Washington: The United States on Friday shipped nearly 1.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Mozambique and four other African countries in the latest surge of donations, a US official told AFP. “Thanks to the US commitment to playing a leading role in ending the pandemic everywhere, ” Mozambique will receive 840, 000 Johnson & Johnson […]

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Qureshi asks opposition to support South Punjab constitution amendment

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday asked the opposition parties to support the constitutional amendment required for the creation of South Punjab province, if they were really sincere for the cause. The foreign minister, in a statement, criticized Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for not even responding to his letter on […]

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Shehbaz, Hamza to be charge sheeted in money laundering case: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said that after a long investigation, finally on February 18, Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz and other accused will be charged in the money laundering case and regular trial will start. Congratulating the nation, in a tweet he said the investigation uncovered astonishing details of […]

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CTBCM’s operations likely to start by May 1

ISLAMABAD: Operations of Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM) is likely to start by May 1, which will mark the commencement of multi-buyer and seller power market in Pakistan. Sources told APP here that the CTBCM is a complete framework, which would initially provide the enabling mechanism for the sale by private generators and purchase […]

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Trucker uprising hits key artery in US-Canada car industry

New York: The Canadian trucker protest has temporarily sidelined a key auto industry transport route, adding stress to a North American car industry already pinched by low inventories and supply chain problems that have sent vehicle price soaring. Several leading automakers said Thursday they reduced production and cut labor shifts due to the blockade at […]

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