Pakistan and China are marking a decade of economic cooperation with much fanfare these days as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, popularly known as CPEC, completes 10 years. Experts say while the mega-project helped Pakistan develop much-needed infrastructure, the less-than-generous loans from Beijing coupled with Islamabad’s mismanagement has kept the project from turning Pakistan’s economy around. […]
Author: Sarah Zaman
The writer is the general assignments reporter with the Voice of America's News Center.
Is Barbie feminist? Not for all women
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If someone dies in space, What happens to the body?
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