Pakistan: Protesters block China border over tax issue
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:43 am
The demonstration over the implementation of the GB Chief Court’s order, which restrains the collection of income tax, sales tax, and additional sales tax on imported items from China through the Khunjerab Pass, has intensified with several agitators distorting the immigration operations and blocking the exit point to China from Pakistan through the Pass, media reports said.
Pakistani committee finds bus carrying Chinese nationals was not bulletproof
Apr 09, 2024, at 12:34 am
A Pakistani committee tasked to probe the suicide attack on a vehicle which was carrying Chinese nationals found significant lapses in the security detail of the engineers and a blatant disregard for the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Mar 06, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Pakistani authorities have deployed 1500 policemen belonging to the Special Security Unit to provide security to Chinese nationals working on different projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Monday.
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan foreign office on Friday said the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”, hours after a tweet was posted in support of Uyghur Muslims in China.
China exploiting Balochistan, accuses lawmaker
Oct 20, 2022, at 12:52 am
Quetta, Pakistan: A Balochistan lawmaker has accused Chinese companies,which are working on various power projects in the region, of destroying the environment and marine life and even denying locals jobs.
Pakistan Railways official-employees set to visit China to buy train bogies
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:09 am
Lahore, Pakistan: At a time when Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to face a deficit of more than Rs 45 billion, 93 officers and employees of the department are expected to visit China in different groups from Tuesday to inspect 230 bogies worth $149 million which are being imported from the neighbouring country.
Chinese company stops operation in Pakistan's Gwadar
May 26, 2022, at 01:05 am
Islamabad: A Chinese company that exports copper, aluminium and iron to Beijing has stopped its operation in Pakistan's Gwadar city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese teachers at NED leave Pakistan after Karachi University suicide attack
May 18, 2022, at 05:44 am
Karachi, Pakistan: All the Chinese teachers at the NED University have left Pakistan following the terror attack in Karachi University last month.
Pakistan: Chinese IPPs warn of closure if not paid Rs 300bn
May 12, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: With more than Rs 300 billion in stuck up dues, over two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan on Monday said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's new govt to wind up CPEC authority
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government has decided to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority amid disclosure that Chinese power producers have shut down 1,980 megawatts of production capacity due to non-clearance of their Rs 300 billion dues, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan eyeing to manage $3b loan from China during Imran Khan's visit to Beijing
Feb 01, 2022, at 02:53 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is eyeing to manage a loan of $3 billion from China to stabilise its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and also seeks an investment bonanza in half a dozen sectors during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Beijing next week.
Pakistan initiates probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Friday directed all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of petrol from China amid reports of misuse of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), media reports said.
Forged documents: Pakistan blacklists Chinese firm for a month
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has blacklisted a Chinese firm and barred it from participating in all tenders/bidding process for a month, media reports said.
Pakistan approves use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Apr 10, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has approved the use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, meia reports said.
244 percent increase in export of Pakistan’s rice to China
Apr 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
China has become the prime destination for Pakistan’s rice as the rice export to China jumped by 244 percent in the last four years, according to a report in the Express Tribune.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt may grant two-year visa extension to Chinese nationals
Apr 08, 2021, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is planning to give a two years visa extension to Chinese nationals working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects, media reports said.