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Chinese firm proposes major energy investments in Pakistan with refinery upgrades and offshore exploration

Dua Sehar2 weeks ago02 mins

China’s Shandong Xinxu Group has expressed strong interest in making large-scale investments in Pakistan’s energy sector, unveiling proposals that include deep-sea oil and gas exploration, refinery modernization, advanced drilling technologies, and the development of coastal energy cities. The proposals were discussed during a high-level meeting between Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik and Shandong…

China Calls for Joining Indus Waters Treaty, Sparking Fresh Debate on Regional Water Cooperation

Dua Sehar3 weeks ago02 mins

ISLAMABAD: A proposal by a prominent Chinese policy expert suggesting that China should become part of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has reignited discussions about the future of regional water cooperation and cross-border water management in South Asia. Speaking at a seminar in Islamabad, Victor Gao, President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG),…

Is Iran Standing Alone? Russia & China Silent as United States Strengthens Grip in the Gulf

Dua Sehar5 months ago01 mins

Is Iran fighting alone against Western pressure? As tensions rise in the Middle East, serious questions are emerging about the role of global powers. Although Iran is considered a strategic partner of Russia and China, neither country appears to be offering direct military or on-ground support in the current situation. According to analysts, the United…

Muhammad Akram Zaheer

China and Taliban

DST5 years ago5 years ago25 mins

By: Muhammad Akram Zaheer The security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the United States and its European allies decided to withdraw from a two-decades-long mission in the country. The US presence was viewed by China as a geopolitical threat, as was the Soviet military presence in the 1980s. China has concerns on a number…

U.S. rejects China maritime claims, calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar

DST5 years ago03 mins

HANOI, (Reuters/ James Pearson) – The United States rejects China’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese “coercion”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. China rejected Blinken’s comments, which he made in an address in a video conference with foreign ministers from the Association…