ISLAMABAD. June 17, 2015 — After the revival of its airpower with the JF-17 Thunder, Pakistan seeks to revive its naval modernization program through a warship construction deal with China that will also expand Pakistan’s shipbuilding industry. Chinese media reports have outlined a construction program involving six of eight S-20 variants of the Type-039A/Type-041 […]
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BEIJING June 18, 2015 – Three hundred JF-17 Thunders, co-developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and Pakistan’s Air Force (PAF), are expected to be sold with in next 10 years. Yang Ying, president of China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), revealed during a press conference jointly held by China and Pakistan, reported People’s […]
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China has signed a contract with Pakistan to supply six patrol boats to boost its surveillance of the northern Arabian Sea.Although a price for the contract has not been released, a senior Pakistani government official said that "at least USD130 million" has been set aside for the purchase. The vessels will be operated by Pakistan's […]
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Rawalpindi, June 10, 2015. General Raheel Sharif assured Chinese authorities that there would be no hurdles in the completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and assured China that maximum security would be provided for the $46 billion economic corridor and there will be no hurdles in the completion of the project opposed by India. […]
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By Dr.Elisabetta Lob “In the secrecy of the polling booth, God sees you, Stalin does not”, read a notice-like poster posted on a door along Via Del Corso in Rome. Italy, 1948, early spring. Catholic electoral posters were everywhere. Socialists and communists had merged in a single party, namely the Democratic Front. Catholic parties and think […]
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CPSS REPORT A Chinese delegation led by Dr. Baige Zhao, China’s former Minister for Family Planning, and also the chairman of the Red Cross Society of China and Vice Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of China is on a visit to Pakistan. She and her delegation visited the office of Pakistan Red Crescent Society […]
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By N.Elahi- Last week police and rangers raided a number of madrasahs in Khairpur and rounded up their students and teachers. But all were freed after brief questioning. The raids were stated to be part of the National Action Plan (NAP) to restrain religious extremism leading to terrorism in the country. Government has directed madrasahs to get […]
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June 12, 2015 The purpose of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is to ensure that it would pass through all areas of the country, said Senator Mushahid Hussain.Senator Hussain, chairman of the Pakistan Parliament's Defense Committee, in an interview with Chinese media said "CPEC is a corridor of unity, uniting the people of Pakistan, the […]
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SECTARIAN WARS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD; LIKELY IMPACTS ON PAKISTAN AND THE ROLE IT CAN PLAY On 3rd June 2015, the Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPSS) and Institute of Islamic Strategic Affairs (IISA), UK based think-tank, arranged a Round Table of Specialists on “Sectarian Wars in the Muslim World; Likely impacts on […]
Continue Reading ...KALAT: 19 militants including a commander of a banned outfit were killed in an armed encounter with the Frontier Corps Balochistan in Proom area of Panjgor., According to reports these terrorists were planning to attack a PPL project and the Frontier Corps (FC) post in Barboi. Two FC officials were also wounded in the armed […]
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