Page 5 - Latest Updates on Shehbaz Sharif
No CPEC 2.0? China gives Pakistan cold shoulder on new major investments
Ahead of Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif's China trip, officials in Islamabad had claimed that an upgraded version of CPEC would be formally launched in Beijing
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Taiwan slams China and Pakistan on misinterpretation of UN resolution 2758
According to Focus Taiwan, MOFA issued a press release Monday stating that resolution 2758 only addresses the issue of China's representation in the United Nations and does not mention Taiwan at all
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PM Sharif vows to eliminate terrorism after 7 soldiers killed in attack
The terrorists blasted an improvised explosive device (IED) initially and later opened fire on the convoy
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Will send 1K students to China for agriculture training: Pakistan PM Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif, who concluded his five-day official visit to China, made the announcement during a visit to Yangling Agricultural Demonstration Base in Xi'an city
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Pak PM, Chinese prez agree to upgrade CPEC, boost development in 2nd phase
The two leaders also affirmed their consensus on CPEC's upgradation and advancing the mega project's development in its second phase, according to Dawn
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China more important than IMF? Why Pak PM postponed Budget to visit Beijing
Presenting the Budget is critical for Pakistan to finalise a fresh IMF deal
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Pak PM in Beijing for talks with Xi to seek more investments, boost ties
Addressing the Pakistan-China Business Forum, Sharif assured all-out facilitation to Chinese investors and security of Chinese individuals, projects, and investments in Pakistan
PM Sharif calls Sino-Pak relations 'unshakable' during China visit
Sharif's visit aims to increase cooperation under the CPEC project as the two all-weather allies look forward to launching its second phase
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Shehbaz Sharif in China: Why Pakistan's hopes for 'CPEC 2.0' may be dashed
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to China will see the formal launching of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistani media had reported last month
Objective view emerging in Pak: MEA on Sharif's comments on Lahore pact
Sharif on Tuesday said Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India signed by him and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventure
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Long march in Pak for reopening Iran border crossing amid severe shortages
The marchers plan to escalate their demonstration upon reaching Quetta
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Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif set to be re-elected as PML-N president after 6 yrs
PML-N Punjab president Rana Sanaullah, while addressing a press conference, hinted that the elder Sharif would be elected without a contest
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1998 nuke tests ensured 'credible minimum deterrence', says Pak PM Sharif
Pakistan became the seventh nuclear nation in the world and the first Muslim state in 1998 having the nuclear arsenal in its defence stockpile to exercise deterrence
Pak PM Sharif to visit China next month for launch of 2nd phase of CPEC
The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is opposed by India as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan, other leaders acquitted in vandalism cases
Speaking with journalists here, Khan's lawyer Naeem Panjotha said the cases against the PTI founder were based on political vengeance
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Pakistan PM Sharif unveils broader plan to sell most state-owned firms
The statement didn't clarify which sectors would be deemed strategic and non-strategic
Pakistan PM Sharif approves $86 mn grant for Kashmir region after protests
A police official was killed and over 90 people injured when thousands of people clashed with police in the region over the weekend, said Shah Nawaz, a local government official
No tolerance for taking law in one's own hands: Pak PM on situation in PoK
He noted that he has directed all Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) office bearers in AJK to talk to the leaders of the action committee
Pakistan's newly appointed Dy Prime Minister Dar to visit China next week
Dar, who is also the foreign minister, will co-chair the 5th Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi
Pakistan working hard to eradicate polio: Shehbaz Sharif assures Bill Gates
Earlier, Sharif and Gates participated in a high-level panel discussion at the World Economic Forum titled Redefining the Global Health Agenda
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