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Pakistan allocates $1.71 billion for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Ians •Pakistan has allocated Rs 180 billion for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its projects during the 2017-18 financial year which will begin on 1 July.
Amid India's concerns on CPEC, seafood from Pakistan lands on Chinese dining tables
Fp Staff •The transportation of seafood is being seen as the beginning of the larger Sino-Pak project CPEC which will increase China's presence in Pakistan.
CPEC: Kashmiris to decide real impact of multi-billion dollar project on India, say experts
Sameery •The real impact of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Kashmir will be decided by the people of the state, than by any other country, experts say
China worried about its workers' security in Balochistan following militant leader's threats
•China on Thursday said it was highly concerned about the security of its workers involved in the $46 billion economic corridor passing through Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province after a Baloch militant leader warned of attacks targetting the project.
Nawaz Sharif: China-Pak Economic Corridor is 'top priority' of the government
•Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which passes through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, is his government's "top priority" and called for "concerted efforts" to ensure timely completion of the USD 46 billion project
Quetta blast: Pakistan's lawyers boycott courts protesting attack
•Pakistan's top lawyers said they will boycott court proceedings throughout much of the country on Tuesday in protest after a suicide bomb killed 70 people in Balochistan, including many from the legal profession.
China to invest $8.5 billion to upgrade Pakistan rail network, build gas pipeline
•China will invest about USD 8.5 billion to upgrade Pakistan's rail network and to build a key gas pipeline with Iran to meet the country's energy needs, a media report said.
Deception by the boatload: How China bluffs, strategically
Fp Archives •China's unveiling of its aircraft carrier, and its plans for Gwadar port in Pakistan, show up its preference for strategic subterfuge.
Pak wants China to build naval base at Gwadar
Fp Archives •Pakistan is rolling out the red-carpet for China to invest in the deep-water port.