Politics

Then-Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S.-India partnership at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai in July 2013. (Photo courtesy of the White House)
Biden's Asia policy

Strengthen India ties to deal with China, think tank tells Biden

Widen South Asian focus from Afghanistan to bigger Indo-Pacific picture, experts say

19 December 2020
The provincial government of Balochistan plans to fence off 24 sq. km of the port city of Gwadar.
Belt and Road

Pakistan to fence off Gwadar to shield China's Belt and Road port

Separating part of city shows Beijing's impatience in face of insurgency

14 December 2020
Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder jets, jointly developed with China, fly in formation to celebrate the shooting down of Indian military aircraft in the disputed region of Kashmir. JF-17s are participating in joint Pakistani-Chinese exercises underway in southern Pakistan.
Indo-Pacific

China and Pakistan conduct joint air drills -- with eye on India

Allies seek closer 'interoperability' amid tensions surrounding common foe

10 December 2020
Pakistan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons built by General Dynamics of the U.S. are on course for joint maneuvers with their Chinese counterparts. 
International relations

China and Pakistan ink military MOU to counter US-India pact

Beijing sends defense minister to Islamabad, joint air maneuvers planned

8 December 2020
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had not earned the wrath of Gulf states when he attended this investment conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in October 2018.
International relations

Pakistanis pay price as Islamabad joins Turkey-Iran-Malaysia bloc

UAE blocks key source of income as it refuses to issue work visas to Pakistanis

4 December 2020
The Pakistan Army's construction and engineering unit is to be a big beneficiary of a controversial bill expected to pass in December, analysts say.
Belt and Road

Pakistan Army set to gain sweeping Belt and Road authority

Bill grants military-linked body carte blanche over $50bn CPEC projects

30 November 2020
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a development package for southern Balochistan Province, hoping to create 120,000 jobs.
Belt and Road

Pakistan to pacify Belt and Road opposition with more projects

Funding an obstacle for cash-strapped Islamabad amid halt in IMF aid

16 November 2020
Pakistan's military spokesman Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar, right, briefs to media with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during a news conference in Islamabad on Nov. 14.
Belt and Road

Pakistan accuses India of masterminding Belt and Road attacks

Islamabad presents 'evidence' state-sponsored terrorism against China's interests

15 November 2020
Then Vice President Joe Biden at the United Nations in 2014 in New York. Experts believe President Biden will take a more conciliatory approach to China as well as Pakistan.
International relations

Pakistan awaits diplomatic benefits from Biden administration

US-China alliance on COVID-19 and climate change can cut Islamabad some slack

9 November 2020
Pakistan has selected five hospitals in three major cities for a clinical trial of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine but so far is having trouble getting the expected 8,000 to 10,000 participants to sign up. (Source photos by Reuters)
Coronavirus

Chinese COVID vaccine finds few volunteers in Pakistani trial

Despite close ties with Beijing, conspiracy theories make many hesitate

6 November 2020
A Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force is inspected during a ceremony at an Indian air base on Sept. 10.
International relations

Pakistan alarmed by US-India information sharing pact

Agreement bolsters Delhi's position in Kashmir against Islamabad and Beijing

2 November 2020
A laborer digs in preparation for the replacement of concrete sleepers along a railway track in Karachi in Jan. 2018.
Belt and Road

Pakistan Belt and Road railway hits snag as China nixes low rate

Islamabad turns to G-20 for debt relief after Beijing reluctant to negotiate

27 October 2020
Pakistan, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, left, and India, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, have opened a new front in their long rivalry: basmati rice. (Source photos by Reuters) 
International relations

Basmati rice row marks latest front in India-Pakistan rivalry

Islamabad readies objection to New Delhi's geographical indication push in EU

21 October 2020
A Pakistani soldier guards a container ship set to sail after the inauguration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar in November 2016.
Belt and Road

Pakistani militants opposing Belt and Road kill 14 security men

Attack on oil workers part of spreading separatist threats to China-led projects

16 October 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan's government is being criticized by opposition parties for taking direct control of two islands that could be of strategic value to China in the Arabian Sea. 
Belt and Road

Pakistan politicians fear losing strategic islands to China

Local parties claim federal land snatch to feed Belt and Road ambitions

13 October 2020
Muslim-majority Pakistan has media regulations that adhere to conservative social customs. In July, the telecommunications regulator had issued a "final warning" to TikTok over provocative content.
Technology

Pakistan bans TikTok over 'immoral' content

Chinese social media app suffers blow in friendly country

10 October 2020
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan may curb TikTok over content deemed unacceptable in the Muslim-majority country. (Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan considers TikTok ban over 'vulgar content'

China's stalwart ally looks to mirror curbs imposed by US and India

1 October 2020
Tainted by a report into his family's business interests, Asim Saleem Bajwa, left, offered to resign as a special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, but was turned down. (Source photos by Reuters/Getty Images) 
Belt and Road

Pakistan Belt and Road chief under pressure to resign

Corruption allegations spark rare criticism of point man in China relations

11 September 2020
Taliban fighters, pictured in October 2009: China has nurtured long-standing ties with the Taliban to help Pakistan call the shots in Afghanistan.
Opinion

The Taliban loves China's money, but can it forget its Muslim gulags?

Beijing's harsh treatment of Uighurs likely to fuel grassroots Afghan anger

11 September 2020
Water is sprayed on a French-made Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at the Indian Air Force Station in Ambala, India, on Sept.10. 
Politics

India inducts Rafale jets amid rising tensions with China

New Delhi says move sends 'stern message' to those eyeing its sovereignty

10 September 2020
Pakistani troops arrive to repel an attack on an air force base in Peshawar in late 2015.
Belt and Road

Reunified Pakistani Taliban threatens China's Belt and Road

Factions regroup under an al-Qaeda umbrella with foothold near Xinjiang

8 September 2020
Fishermen return with the day's catch in the village of Ibrahim Hyderi on the outskirts of Karachi.
Belt and Road

Pakistanis to protest arrival of Chinese fishing vessels

Fishermen say letting in giant trawlers means 'selling the seas' to Beijing

1 September 2020
The border post in Torkham, Pakistan, in December 2019. The Khyber Pass Economic Corridor project includes construction of a 48km four-lane expressway between Peshawar and the Torkham border crossing. 
Belt and Road

China pushes Pakistan to open trade routes with Afghanistan

Beijing wants to extend Belt and Road by readying export paths to India

24 August 2020
A truck hauls coal out of Pakistan's Tharparkar region, the world's seventh largest coal deposit. 
International relations

China pivots to old ally Pakistan for coal after Australia spat

Thar field designed for domestic power but might increase Beijing's options

19 August 2020
Foreign workers on a construction site in Ahmadi, Kuwait, are threatened not only by COVID-19 but also potentially by unemployment in a draft law. 
International relations

Kuwaiti dream of cutting foreign workers threatens Indians most

Fewer jobs, cheaper oil and COVID-19 may reduce Filipinos and Pakistanis as well

13 August 2020