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Costing $802m, the 1,250MW plant at Trimmu Barrage will help end outages

Agree to enhance cooperation in agriculture and allied industries

Look to take advantage, aim to boost exports to $5b in three years

Visit comes after Pakistan Army's rescue operation sparked sense of optimism from both sides

Beijing urges Islamabad to fast track work on special economic zones

Chinese Charge d’Affaires says the only road to development is industrialisation

Economic zone will get formal approval in JCC meeting in Dec

Current demand from Faisalabad is around 500 passengers per week

A good start would be to fall back from the position of denial in respect of an Islamic State presence

Joint China-Pakistan Working Group gives approval

3 major hydropower projects, including the Karot station, have been included in CPEC

Company sought cut in royalty, project rent due to low metal prices

PRGMEA chairman says companies interested in relocating units to Pakistan

Amounts to $235m in August, power sector attracts highest inflow

Management wants Canadian Richard Morin, some brokers feel appointment would be too expensive

Local, Chinese industries likely to cooperate on a large scale

They will organise road shows, field visits across the rice-growing areas

'Pakistan-China friendship enjoyed across-the-board political, institutional and popular support in Pakistan'

Formation of new trade alliances underlines need for new policy direction, experts say

Hail CPEC as game changer for entire region comprising three billion people

Chinese visitors often recount stories of being let off minor misdemeanors with comments like 'you are our friends'

It will generate foreign exchange needed to service growing external debt

Number of Zong 3G/4G sites to be enhanced to 10,500 by year-end

Pakistan, China agree to first complete projects before opening CPEC’s door to others

Major Chinese importers to be invited to grow high-value fruits in Pakistan

PCJCCI co-sponsoring the event to be held in September

Amount surpasses the $31 billion tally for the whole of 2016

Economist says difficult to predict investment flow in the face of uncertain political situation

Car assembly in country highlights FAW Motors’ long-term commitment

Chinese Vice-Premier is in Islamabad to take part in Independence Day celebrations

Wang Yang will attend the flag-hoisting ceremony as a special guest

Both countries are already suspicious of each other because of China's massive investments in Pakistan

Expects $150b investment by private sectors of Pakistan, China

Bid is currently going through a technical evaluation process

Exports to China fell by almost 8% in second half of 2016, while imports jumped by almost 29%

Country pours in $1.186b, up 11% year-on-year

Abbasi says it is top priority to unveil every conspiracy being hatched against national security

Technology transfer centre inaugurated in capital, MoU signed for implementing joint projects

Indian army chief tours border state with China amid tensions

Ties between the two countries have been frosty due to territorial disputes as well as Beijing's support of Pakistan

Foreign Minister Wang says China wishes for Kabul and Islamabad to rebuild mutual trust and strengthen cooperation

Says Islamabad has made important sacrifices and contributions for maintaining regional security

Interior minister says new policy would ensure transparency in the visa process

There is some criticism in the country over awarding of the contracts to Chinese companies

Says friendly cooperation between China and Pakistan does not target any third party

Say trilateral cooperation is conducive to peace and stability in Afghanistan

Gunmen pretending to be policemen had kidnapped two Chinese language teachers in Balochistan’s capital

It risks leaving India isolated at a time when it may not be able to rely on US to counter China's influence in Asia

Weekly has hit 60,000 readers with its 21st edition published this week

Foreign ministry spokesperson says India could not accept a project that compromised its sovereignty