By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, June 6 GILGIT: Chinese authorities are optimistic they will complete the renovation of a decades-old Chinese cemetery by October. The renovation is being carried out to pay homage to Chinese labourers and engineers who lost their lives nearly 40 years ago during the construction of the Karakoram Highway (also referred to as the ‘Friendship Highway’) during 1966-76. The cemetery – locally known as ‘China Yadgar’ – is located…
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By Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, June 6 ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, in his maiden speech, revealed that Islamabad and Beijing have expressed a keen desire to implement the Gwadar-Khunjerab-Kashgar rail network. The project had been discussed during talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in his recent visit to Pakistan. While PM Sharif said the actual details of the project would be shared at a later date, he also stated…