Pakistan's ex-Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Shabbar Zaidi blamed China for his country's economic crisis. This comes amid reports that only 38 out of 90 projects envisaged under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor have been completed so far. China remains Pakistan's biggest creditor.

Ex-Top Pak Official Blames Economic Woes on China: Here's How CPEC Has Been a Failure

China and Pakistan are reshaping global trade routes through the $62 billion [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)], a key [Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project] that connects Xinjiang to the Arabian Sea via Gwadar Port. This infrastructure, featuring highways and railways, bypasses the Malacca Strait, reducing maritime risks and shortening energy supply routes.


How China, Pakistan Are Reshaping Trade Routes

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Pakistan’s President in Islamabad, reaffirming Beijing’s commitment to upgrading the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The high-level visit signals China's growing investment in regional diplomacy, even as it strengthens strategic communication with Pakistan. With CPEC 2.0 on the table, what does this mean for South Asia’s shifting power dynamics?

Wang Yi in Pakistan: China pushes CPEC 2.0 amid strategic talks

Protesters Shut Down the China-Pakistan Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan for four consecutive days. Trade and tourism came to a halt as local traders protested federal taxes, calling them unconstitutional in the disputed region.

Gilgit-Baltistan protesters block CPEC route over tax dispute

During an event in Islamabad, China's Minister of the International Department, Liu Jianchao, said "Business environment cannot improve without security.' Recently, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also returned nearly empty-handed from a trip to China where he had hoped to secure major investments for Pakistan, especially through a revival of CPEC. But with the flagship project of the BRI suffering in Pakistan due to internal turmoil, is China growing tired of Pakistan? What else does this message from the Chinese Minister want to convey to Pakistan?

Gravitas: CPEC in danger? China sets conditions on Pakistan for new BRI investments

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has embarked on a secretive five-day visit to China, the agenda of which no one knows for sure. However, speculations are aplenty.

Why is Nawaz Sharif visiting China? Speculations rife as PML-N supremo embarks on secretive visit

A team of Chinese investigators reached Pakistan on Friday (March 29) to probe a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Chinese team arrives in Pakistan to probe Shangla suicide bombing that killed six

Following the death of five Chinese engineers in a suicide attack, China has halted work at three dam sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 10 days, there were three attacks on Chinese interests. Is China rethinking its investments in Pakistan? China has poured at least $65 Billion into Pakistan through CPEC.

Gravitas: Baloch Terror: Angry China snubs Pakistan, halts work at 3 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa dams

The recent attacks on Chinese infrastructure in Pakistan have once shed light on the challenge of Baloch insurgency that the country faces. But the insurgency began decades ago. What fuels BLA's attacks on Pakistani forces and Chinese-invested projects?

Gravitas: Pakistan's Balochistan problem: Why BLA targets China's CPEC projects

An official US report has indicated that the Pakistani media has come under the claws of China as Beijing is vying to reshape the information environment with the help of a "nerve centre", termed as an "example of Beijing’s ambition to assume direct control over a close partner’s domestic information environment.

China vying to control Pakistani media with the help of proposed 'nerve centre': US report

Despite Pakistan’s repeated requests, China has declined to inject fresh investments into the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, Nikkei Asia reported Monday (Oct 2), citing minutes of a high-level meeting between the officials of both countries.

China rejects Pakistan’s request to make fresh investments in CPEC: Report

Pakistan's ambitions of CPEC expansion appears to hit a roadblock. Reports suggest that there are major disagreements between China and Pakistan over the economic project that is worth billions of dollars.

Pak-China's disagreements on CPEC surface: China refuses expansion in key areas

Pakistan laid out the red carpet for visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng who is on a three-day trip to India's neighbour to commemorate 10 years of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a project that New Delhi has often flagged as parts of it passes through India's Jammu and Kashmir under illegal Chinese and Pakistani occupation respectively.

Chinese vice premier gets red carpet welcome in Pakistan to 'celebrate' troubled BRI project

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad on Sunday (July 30), as the countries mark the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a cornerstone of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Pakistan: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrives in Islamabad to celebrate 10 years of CPEC

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, believed to be responsible for the planning and execution of attacks against the Chinese installations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has been killed, local media reports stated.

TTP terrorist responsible for attacks on Chinese in Pakistan killed: Report

Iran, Pakistan and China, on Wednesday, held their first trilateral counterterrorism and regional security consultations in Beijing where Islamabad condemned Tehran for providing sanctuaries to insurgents for staging cross-border attacks in a bid to debase CPEC.

Pakistan accuses Iran of cross-border attacks at trilateral counterterrorism conference in Beijing

Pakistan and China held their fourth edition of the Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue on Saturday where both affirmed to continue their commitment to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a day after India criticised the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project.

Pakistan, China again rake up Kashmir, reaffirm commitment to CPEC after India’s jibe

From CPEC to Sri Lanka's Bri-projects to investments in Bangladesh, we look at China's debt-trap diplomacy in the Indian subcontinent. Can South Asian nations slow down their debt dependence on china? Watch this report.

China's economic dominance waning? | Inside South Asia

China has been growing its activities and influence using the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project in India’s extended neighbourhood with the sole purpose of reducing New Delhi’s influence in the Indian Ocean Region, papers presented at key security meet in the national capital argued.

China using cheap loans tactic to reduce India’s influence in Indian Ocean Region, say research papers

Days after Islamabad was rocked by a suicide bombing episode, Pakistan-administered Balochistan went through a bloody weekend in which Pakistani security personnel as well as civilians lost their lives.

Balochistan's anti-CPEC protests intensify amid attacks on Pakistani troops

For the past two months, protesters in Pakistan have blocked the Gwadar East Bay Expressway in Balochistan, an area crucial to Pakistan-China relations.

Pakistan: Protests against CPEC continue in Gwadar, demand for Chinese to leave

Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed hope that China and Pakistan will cooperate to create the conditions for the early construction of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) and Karachi Circular Railway projects, The Hong Kong Post reported citing state media.

China seeks early completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Report

To provide safety to Chinese nationals working on the CPEC projects in Pakistan, both countries have agreed to provide bullet-proof vehicles for all outdoor movement.

Amid security concerns, Chinese officials in Pakistan to get bullet-proof vehicles, says report 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Beijing on Wednesday, where the talks centred around Islamabad’s economic crisis and the need to boost projects under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, according to the state media.

China’s Xi Jinping meets Pak’s Shehbaz Sharif, both agree to revitalise CPEC projects

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