The superhighway is located in the country's eastern Punjab province, Multan. The six-lane superhighway will connect Karachi with Peshawar through the provinces of Punjab and Sindh

Pakistan PM Shahid Abbasi inaugurates 1st section of CPEC's superhighway

China is also funding a new $6.7 billion railway line and it's not clear what China will demand if the Laos government is unable to repay the debt.

China's 'cheque book diplomacy' leading Pak, Sri Lanka & others to give away land, ports: Harvard study

China has already overtaken, by millions of Pakistani rupees, the US when it comes to loans granted to Pakistan, and this year it will grant even more

China is Pakistan's new paymaster: A closer look at the Pakistani budget

The CPEC, a part of the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and India opposes the controversial project.

'No Agenda visit': 'Dear PM, please talk about Doklam, CPEC,' urges Rahul Gandhi

Meanwhile, China has discarded speculations about the CPEC project involving 'hidden' military designs as well

China, Pakistan having security, economic issues in CPEC project: Report

The report said Pakistan's de facto finance minister Miftah Ismail was seeking to issue debt denominated in Renminbi

Pak eyes expatriates, China bonds as foreign reserves dip: Report

The remarks were made as Iran's Minister for Roads and Urbanisation Abbas Akhoundi visited Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Friday along with a high level Iranian delegation, a media reported

Iran keen to partner Pakistan on CPEC

China in December had unveiled its plans to extend the 50 billion CPEC to Afghanistan which has sparked concerns in India

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor being extended to Afghanistan: Report

Abbasi will lead the Pakistani delegation to the Boao Forum Annual Conference for Asia

Pakistan Prime Minister to project progress in CPEC in Boao Forum

The One Belt, One Road project seeks to connect China with South Asian and European nations through train, sea and road networks

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor violates India's territorial sovereignty: External affairs ministry

India and China were engaged in a battle of nerves over Doklam last year with troops from both countries set on high alert

'India, China are 'frenemies',' says India's UN diplomat Akbaruddin

Iqbal said that the CPEC project would help to improve drastically in social infrastructure, industrial cooperation, agriculture, energy and other key sectors

Pakistan to be 'industrial hub' of South Asia after CPEC project: Pak Interior Minister

Shahid Javed Burki of the Institute of Public Policy opined that the Chinese-funded project had not yet been fully 'defined and developed'

Pakistan policymakers recommend better management of CPEC

The newspaper quoted the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang saying that the Communist state is ready to develop Sino-Indian relations to boost mutual trust.

South Asian neighbours may not listen to India: Chinese analyst to Global Times

China is reported to have been building various infrastructure projects including road and railway networks and power plants in Pakistan with over 30,000 Pakistanis employed

Watch: How China's project is damaging environment in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan

The One Belt, One Road project has been President Xi's primary foreign policy initiative

OBOR project should not be seen as geo-strategic tool: China

A survey conducted by a Pakistan based NGO has declared 36 glacial lakes in various valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan as dangerous. The survey added that seven of the glacial lakes pose a major threat to the people

36 glacial lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan turns dangerous due to CPEC: Survey

MNA Yousuf asserted that prisoners were engaged in development work across the globe, however, they found it strange that prisoners had been brought from China to Pakistan

Chinese prisoners working on CPEC in Pakistan

The lifting of UN sanctions under the JCPOA opened the path for Iran to resume membership application to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian political, economic, and security organization

BRI could improve Chinese military posture, says top US general

Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India pipeline is set start pumping natural gas from Turkmenistan's Galkynysh gas field in 2020.

Now, India, Pak, Afghan officials bond over TAPI gas pipeline

China has invested heavily in crisis-hit Greece with an aim to purchase the Piraeus port

OBOR row: Now, German Chancellor Merkel raises doubts on China's investments in Europe

London's Financial Times reported that at least three Chinese officials are involved in talks with the militants.

China in talks with Baloch militants to secure Pakistan's Gwadar project: Report

There were reports which said India was set to win the bid despite quoting a lower price

Bangladesh stock exchange approves China's bid, rejects India

The Chinese Air Force reconnaissance effort is being backed up by the People's Liberation Army

Chinese fighter planes, helicopters conducting reconnaissance over north Doklam: Intelligence sources

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