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By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services)  After having exported cement in bulk quantity to China, Pakistan has secured yet another export order, this time from the Philippines which will boost the country's cement industry. The Advisor on Commerce, Abdul Razzak Dawood, tweeted on July 9 that DG Khan Cement Company Limited (DGKCC), one of the largest cement manufacturers in Pakistan, has earned orders for export of cement to the Philippines.  “Congratulations to DGKCC on making a breakthrough in winning orders for export of cement to Philippines. This follows on their success in China,” Razzak Dawood was quoted as saying.  “Exporters should follow this example of extending their market reach across the globe. Once market reach extends, then market share will increase. Increasing geographical diversification is an important part of our strategic trade policy," he added.  After declining for three months, cement sales in Pakist...

By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to the Government of Pakistan, Noor Ahmed, signed a letter of exchange for the equipment and materials project of the Chinese government aided vocational school in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Yao observed that the initiative was one of the early projects in the social and livelihood field of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). "Under the joint guidance of the leaders of China and Pakistan, the second phase of the corridor pays more attention to the development of Pakistanis livelihood,” a statement issued by the Chinese Embassy quoted the Ambassador on July 8.  The implementation of the aid and equipment project for the vocational schools in Pakistan will help to upgrade the hardware facilities of the vocational education system in Pakistan and create better conditions for...

By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistan has received positive response from China for cooperation in agriculture sector including locust handling.  This was revealed in a tweet from the Chairman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) authority and Prime Minister’ Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting, Lt Gen (retired), Asim Saleem Bajwa, on May 3.  It said that the first joint working group meeting on agriculture with the Chinese counterpart got positive response for cooperation on locust handling, pest control, use of latest technology, germ plasma for certified seeds, use of agriculture machinery and training of agri-human resource.  The meeting also focused on enhancing yield and food security

By Masood Sattar Khan  (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, attended the preparation and response plan of the new crown epidemic on April 24. According to the details shared by the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, Ambassador Yao Jing was invited to attend the Pakistan New Crown Outbreak Preparation and Response Plan (PPRP) on video conference. The meeting, organized by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was also attended by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister of Economic Affairs, Khasro Bakhtiar, Prime Minister’s Health Adviser Dr Zafar Mirza, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, General Muhammad Afzal, WHO Director-General, Tan Desai besides the representatives of World Bank, United Nations, UNICEF, UNHCR, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank and envoys from more than 20 countries.  Besides China, envoys from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, the European Unio...

By Masood Sattar Khan  (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, has said that the execution of the under-construction energy projects in Pakistan is being carried out as per schedule keeping in accordance with the government prevention steps (SOPs) to stem out coronavirus (COVID-19). Ambassador Jing expressed these views while addressing a video conference of Chinese-funded enterprises in Pakistan working under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Energy Project, according to a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Islamabad on April 22.  Counselor Wang Zhihua and the leaders of 13 corridor energy companies attended the meeting.  Ambassador Yao remarked that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the corridor energy project had been seriously implemented under the domestic and Pakistani government's epidemic prevention and control requirements, comprehensively carried out all anti-epidemic work, actively fulfilled its ...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has launched a far-reaching academic initiative aimed at acquainting its students of the background and benefits of multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. In this regard a group of some 40 students, 10 faculty members and supporting staff of the university were taken to a visit to Gwadar through the Makran Coastal Highway to show them on the ground implementation of various projects being carried out under the auspices of the CPEC.  The visit was organized in collaboration with the Pakistan Navy officials during which the students were taken around the Gwadar Port and the ongoing development sites.  The trip was enriched with briefings from Army, Navy, Gwadar Port Authority and Gwadar Development Authority officials on CPEC progress, future plans and their impact on Pakistan.  The tour was fol...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Parveen Agha, Chairperson and Secretary of the Pakistan Railways (PR), has unveiled plans for the further development of the organization to transform into a most viable entity while it has attained financial autonomy with revenue generation having gone up from Rs 18 billion 3 years back to 36 billion at the financial close. Ruling out the privatization of the PR, she made it absolutely clear to all concerned that the resources were being mobilized to turn it around in the larger national interest.  She said that none of the trains have been privatized but only their operation handed over to private sector operators.  She stated that the private operator of business train was in default of around Rs one billion and the train was now being run by the PR itself.  Talking to media at the Divisional Headquarter, during her ongoing visit to Karachi, she dispelled the impression that any pr...