CPEC: China appoints trade expert as new ambassador to Pakistan
Beijing: To promote China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China has appointed a trade specialist, who has no previous experience as a diplomat, as its new ambassador to Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: SECP deletes records of five of six companies owned by Asim Bajwa's family members
Islamabad: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), the nation's financial regulatory agency, has deleted online records of five of six companies owned by family members of China Pakistan Economic Corridor chairman Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa, media reports said on Saturday.
Islamabad: Lieutenant General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa last week decided to resign from his post as the special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcast after an investigative report alleged corruption scams against him.
CPEC: Maryam Nawaz asks Asim Bajwa to face allegations
Islamabad: Reflecting the internal conflict within the political paradigm of Pakistan, PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz has asked China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Chairman and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa to face the allegations against him.
Pakistan: CPEC gets Rs 21 bn for 2020-21, experts believe project placed in 'cold storage'
Islamabad: Once it might have been considered as a game changer in Pakistan but the recent attitude towards it did not reflect much positive impression as the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2020-21 contains around Rs 21 billion allocation for projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.
Influence of West placed CPEC in cold storage: Noted Pakistan economist
Islamabad: A noted economist has said Pakistan’s economic policies are being made in Washington and such steps have led to no mentioning of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the budget 2020-21.