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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to further boost bilateral ties

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day visit to China on June 4 to further strengthen bilateral ties,” the Foreign Office announced on May 31, as the all-weather allies seek to upgrade cooperation under the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “Sharif…

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Pakistan to seek rollover of $12 billion debt to meet budget targets before IMF team’s arrival

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Representational image only. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan has decided to seek a rollover of around $12 billion debt from key allies such as China in the 2024-25 fiscal year to meet a whopping $23 billion worth of gap in its external financing as the federal government aims to achieve budget targets before the expected…

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Pakistan’s military says recent suicide attack that killed 5 Chinese was planned in Afghanistan

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Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s military on May 7 said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighbouring Afghanistan and that…

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