Malaysia to cancel $20 billion China-backed rail project: minister
Mohamed Azmin Ali said at a media event that the project’s cost was too great, while also giving an assurance that Malaysia would welcome investment from China on a case by case basis
CPEC-funded Multan-Sukkur Motorway to be operational by August
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Chinese debt burden: Facts and Fiction
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Govt to take $490m loan from ADB for Karachi BRT project
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Minister calls for devising a robust strategy for infrastructural development
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JWG stresses timely completion of Gwadar projects
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AIIB keen to invest $1bn in Pakistan
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Chinese enterprises undertake over 3,000 BR projects in regional countries
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CPIC Global signs deal for two mega residential, commercial projects in Gwadar
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Total PARCO, NH&MP join hands to ensure road safety
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Govt urged to list Diamer-Bhasha dam in domestic, int’l stock markets
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Dawood Hercules backs off Rs17.453 billion deal with Edotco Pakistan
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China says Russian involvement pivotal in Belt and Road Initiative
BEIJING: Russia is China’s major partner in the implementation of the Chinese government’s development strategy Belt and Road Initiative, Yu Jun, adviser at the Chinese...
Pakistan and China agree on upgrading ML-1 railway track
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Has CPEC hit a major roadblock?
China’s infrastructure building spree across the nation seems to have been halted due to Pakistan’s inability to pay its loans
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The Russian ambassador to Pakistan said the country was initiating work on an offshore gas pipeline in Pakistan, which would enable in resolving energy issues in upcountry areas
