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Mediation, debt and disorder: Can Pakistan keep balancing China, America and its own crises?

Pakistan has always believed that geography can compensate for weakness. It sits at the intersection of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East, possesses nuclear weapons, maintains relationships with superpowers who have shared cold ties, and has spent decades convincing bigger powers that it is too strategically important to…

The Times of India

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif begins China visit, to hold talks with Xi Jinping

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed for Hangzhou, marking the first leg of a four-day official visit to China from May 23 to 26, aimed at expanding economic cooperation, strengthening strategic ties, and advancing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office.

The Economic Times

'Pomegranate can't enter but terrorists do': Pakistan leader's caustic jab at own military over rising cases of terror

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman sharply criticized Pakistan's handling of militancy and its Afghanistan policy, questioning how terrorists cross the border while trade is blocked. He also lambasted broader foreign and economic policies as failures, leading to national isolation and declining trust from China regarding CPEC.

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Pakistan prime minister signs $8.5 billion in investment deals with China

Pakistan signed $8.5 billion in new investment agreements with China during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

The Independent UK

Ministros de Exteriores de China y Pakistán acuerdan nuevos proyectos para corredor económico

Pakistán y China se comprometieron el jueves a expandir la cooperación económica y la inversión en el marco del Corredor Económico China-Pakistán, un programa emblemático de la Iniciativa del Cinturón y Ruta de la Seda de Beijing, según funcionarios.

The Independent UK

China and Pakistan foreign ministers agree to launch new economic corridor projects

Pakistan and China have pledged to expand economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Independent UK

Can China make Pakistan and the Taliban friends again?

As China pushes to expand the CPEC, Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions continue to cast a shadow over trilateral diplomacy.

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China can live with Pakistan’s slow progress on Belt and Road Initiative

When US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Cabinet Room and later in the Oval Office, it is said to have touched a “raw nerve” in New Delhi.

Newslaundry

Pakistan recommits to China bond amid Trump shadow over India ceasefire

After a four-day standoff with India, Pakistan looks to its trusted partner China for post-conflict support.

Al Jazeera

Mystery of country’s most expensive airport that has no planes or passengers

An airport with a 400,000 passenger capacity isn’t a priority for the city’s 90,000 people

The Independent UK

What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks

The small port city of Gwadar has a huge new airport funded by China, but local suspicion of Beijing’s true intentions threatens to wreck the project

The Guardian - UK

With Trump looming, Pakistan braces for foreign policy challenges in 2025

Analysts predict a tough year, as Islamabad prepares for more US belligerence towards China, the closest Pakistan ally.

Al Jazeera

Massacres in Balochistan: Pakistan’s nightmare just got worse

The series of attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Army targeting security forces and civilians in Pakistan’s Balochistan province are testimony of a significant escalation in violence in the region. The attack killed at least 38 people. This is the first time the outlawed militant group has carried out an operation…

Newslaundry

Sharif’s Beijing trip: Can China-Pakistan Economic Corridor be revived?

The $62bn project, meant to resurrect Pakistan’s economy, has struggled amid attacks on Chinese workers.

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Deadly Suicide Attack Targets Chinese Nationals In Pakistan

Tragic suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan targets Chinese workers at the Dasu Dam project, raising security concerns in the region.

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Pakistan Repels Attack On China-Invested Gwadar Port, Kills Militants

Pakistan successfully defends Gwadar port from militants, highlighting security challenges and commitment to safeguarding economic assets.

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Pakistan Repels Attack On Gwadar Port, Kills Eight Militants

Pakistan successfully repelled an attack on Gwadar port, underscoring the need for security measures to protect critical infrastructure like the CPEC.

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Pakistan Successfully Defends Gwadar Port Against Militant Attack

Pakistan successfully defends Gwadar port from militants, highlighting security challenges and commitment to safeguarding strategic assets.

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Pakistan Thwarts Attack On Gwadar Port, Kills Militants

Pakistan successfully defends Gwadar port from militants, ensuring security for vital China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) link.

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Pakistan polls and the certainty of another ‘selected’ PM: What Nawaz return could mean for Indo-Pak ties

Barring an unforeseen development, Pakistan's general elections on February 8 are widely expected to bring Nawaz Sharif back to office for a fourth time in a span of 35 years. Such political longevity is rare in Pakistan, especially as the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) could never complete…

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Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report

Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis further worsens. Read further on Dynamite News:

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What is going on with China's Belt and Road Initiative?

While the leaders of the G7 met in Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping used a China-Central Asia Summit to push further economic and trade ties along the old Silk Road under the banner of his signature policy — the Belt and Road Initiative. So how is the project tracking and…

The Independent UK

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

Pakistani authorities and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister have agreed to enhance trade and lower tensions amid a surge of militant attacks

The Independent UK

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

The Pakistani president has assured Beijing's top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in Pakistan

Reuters

Pakistan's Sharif lands in Beijing to discuss economy, debt

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders and discuss plans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in the South Asian nation.

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