ISLAMABAD, April 4 (APP) – As per vision of the Pakistan People’s Party leadership, Ministry of Communications has launched Rs. 129114.3 million for development of Pakistan’s road network which will lower trade costs and enhance competitiveness of Pakistani products besides reduction in accidents and enhanced safety. The newly launched projects after their completion will play[…]

If closely assayed, the port at Gwadar, Pakistan—touted as part of China’s string of maritime gems—loses its luster, looking more like a counterfeit than the real thing. China’s investment in the construction of the Port of Gwadar in western Pakistan has fueled speculation for nearly a decade that the Pakistani port is a keystone of[…]

Trading activities resumed in Pakistan’s South-western Gwadar port this week after six months when two vessels from Saudi Arabia brought fertiliser to the city. The activity revived life in a town that had come to a standstill due to the security situation. A day before the vessels arrived, 11 workers of the National Highway Authority[…]

SINGAPORE: India and China’s quest for clout and resources extends across the globe, but perhaps the best manifestation of this fierce competition, and possible sign of who will ultimately win, lies in a tale of two ports. The port of Chabahar in the southwest corner of Iran, which India is hoping will win it access[…]

KARACHI: Gwadar Port plans to handle 125,000 tons of fertiliser during the current year, but the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is creating hurdles for the port, an official said on Thursday. “The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is creating problems for the Tally Contractor, Hussain Traders.” The contract for Tally services (to monitor the[…]

TASHKENT – Pakistan is now focusing it attention on developing bilateral relations with Central Asian Republics (CARs) in an attempt to prepare itself for handling Afghanistan situation once the ISAF and NATO troops pull out of this war-torn Muslim neighbouring country. Pakistan being a frontline state in the America-led war on terror has it genuine[…]

QUETTA: A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani reviewed ongoing projects and other issues of coastal regions of Balochistan.

BISHKEK – Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed March 15 to revive the dormant Pakistan-China-Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan transit trade pact, originally signed in 2004, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. The Pakistani-Kyrgyz decision occurred during Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan March 15-16. Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev expressed interest in electricity sales to Pakistan[…]

ISLAMABAD: Cash strapped Pakistan would seek assistance from China to carry out Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project to import 750 million metre cubic feet per day (mmcfd) to one billion cubic feet gas per day (bcfd) from Iran. Secretary Petroleum Imtiaz Qazi Friday said, “The government will seek assistance from China for 32 projects in[…]