Pakistan CPEC

China quietly seethes as engineer’s ordeal in Pakistan continues over blasphemy issue

Pakistan has incarcerated Chinese national, identified as ‘Mr Tian’, in solitary confinement at the Haripur Central jail in a bid…

2 years ago

China-Pak relations on collision course as Islamabad charges Chinese engineer with blasphemy, terrorism

The Chinese national arrested by Pakistan on Sunday for allegedly making blasphemous remarks about the holy month of Ramzan, has…

2 years ago

Another setback for China as fire burns down warehouse at Dasu Hydropower dam

An early morning fire gutted the warehouse of a Chinese company at the Dasu hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on…

2 years ago

Is Pakistan closing Chinese businesses in Sindh on the pretext of security?

Pakistan has taken the strange step of temporarily closing down selected business establishments run by and popular with Chinese nationals…

2 years ago

Chinese power firms working on CPEC projects in Pakistan face financial woes

Chinese companies working on power projects, initiated under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), are still facing financial woes despite Prime…

2 years ago

Suicide bomber kills 9 Pak soldiers, injures 13 in deadly attack in Balochistan

Nine security personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were killed and 13 injured in a suicide bomb attack in Bolan, Balochistan,…

2 years ago

Are mineral resources driving German diplomatic presence in Balochistan?

Germany has appointed local businessman Mir Murad Baloch as its honorary consul general for Balochistan. The German Ambassador to Pakistan,…

2 years ago

Will the Sharif government revive the stalled CPEC?

The Pakistan government under Shehbaz Sharif is rushing to revive the laggardly China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after Chinese President…

2 years ago

Why China’s assets are easy targets for Pakistani separatists

The Pakistan police filed a case against the Sindhudesh People’s Army (SPA)—an unheard of Sindhi separatist group for an attack…

2 years ago

China makes Pakistan cough up $11.6 million for CPEC workers killed in terror attack

<p> <strong>Cash-starved Pakistan, in an attempt to mollify “all weather ally” China, has finally agreed to pay $ 11.6 million…

3 years ago

Baloch leader alleges drug trafficking by Pakistani security forces, threatens to revive protests

<p> The leader of the Give Rights to Gwadar movement, Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, has alleged that Pakistani security forces…

3 years ago

In a blow to CPEC, yet another Chinese engineer has been murdered in Pakistan

<p> A Chinese engineer working on a CPEC project has been murdered at Port Qasim on the outskirts of Karachi.…

3 years ago

Is China also turning its back on cash-strapped Pakistan because of security concerns?

<p> <strong>Pakistan, currently battling several economic challenges including surging debt, desperately needs foreign direct investments (FDI) beyond what it is…

3 years ago

China’s FDI into Pakistan slows down as differences over CPEC surface

<p> Inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into Pakistan has shown signs of picking up in the last couple of…

3 years ago

In Pakistan, calls for revising the Gwadar port agreement with China grow louder

<p> An internal official assessment of the much-hyped China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has revealed that the Port Concessions Agreement --…

3 years ago

Who are the Baloch nationalist groups and why do they worry Pakistan and China

<p> <strong>The blowing up of the statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in Gwadar on Sunday has…

3 years ago

Can China draw Taliban-ruled Afghanistan into its economic orbit?

<p> Will China, which has been one of the first countries to offer an emergency aid of $31 million to…

3 years ago

China and Pakistan worry about protecting CPEC after Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan

<p> China and Pakistan -- after the initial euphoria over the Taliban victory in Afghanistan – have an immediate challenge:…

3 years ago