CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service With Brassy Fair

CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service Update:

A Coach Service for the China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launch on Saturday the 28th October 2018.

Besides that, this Coach Service will officially begin from 3rd November 2018.

Details of CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service

Besides that, it will be a 30-hour long trip and passengers will get to enjoy view of beautiful sights of northern Pakistan.

Most importantly, CEO, Muhammad Anwar, told reporters, cameras have been place inside the Coach Service to ensure security of the passengers.

Because, according to the schedule issue by the authorize operator, the Coach Service will run four days a week from Lahore to Tashkurgan on the following days:

• Departure from Lahore: Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
• Departure from Tashkurgan: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Besides that, Coach Service offers premium and luxurious buses, comfortable journey, better en-route services.

Most importantly, the Coach Service includes, breakfast, lunch, dinner refreshment beverages, tea, and snacks.

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Besides that, fast Wi-Fi service would also provide throughout the journey. CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service.

Therefore, as per its itinerary, passengers can book their seats either from Lahore or Rawalpindi and Islamabad. CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service.

Therefore, here is the detail itinerary of the CPEC Passenger Coach Service.

Itinerary: Lahore to Tashkurgan

• Departure: From Lahore: 12:00am
• Stopover1: 04:00am – Islamabad/Rawalpindi (pickup)
• Stopover2: 07:00am – Mansehra (breakfast)
• Stopover3: 01:00pm – Besham (lunch)
• Stopover4: 04:00pm – Chelas (tea)
• Stopover5:08:00pm – Gilgit (dinner)
• Stopover6: 02:0am – Sost (custom, immigration & breakfast)
• Stopover7: 12:00pm – Khunjerab Pass, Pakistan side (checking)
• Stopover8: 12:30pm – Khunjerab Pass, China side (checking)
• Arrival: 03:00pm – Tashkugran County (drop-off)

Itinerary: Tashkurgan to Lahore

• Departure: From Tashkurgan: 11:00am
• Stopover1: 01:00pm – Khunjerab Pass, China side (checking)
• Stopover2: 01:30pm – Khunjerab Pass, Pakistan side (checking)
• Stopover3: 03:00pm – Sost border (custom, immigration & lunch)
• Stopover4: 09:00pm – Gilgit (dinner)
• Stopover5: 01:00am – Chelas (refreshment)
• Stopover6: 06:0am – Besham (breakfast)
• Stopover7: 09:00am – Mansehra (refreshment)
• Stopover8: 12:00pm – Islamabad/Rawalpindi (lunch & drop-off 1)
• Arrival: 07:00pm – Lahore (drop-off 2)

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Therefore, the service informs passengers to book their seats at least a week before the travel. CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service.

Most importantly, here is how much CPEC Passenger Coach Service charges for the comfortable journey between the two countries.

• Therefore, one way ticket from Lahore to Taskurgan – PKR 13000 per seat.
• One way ticket from Tashkurgan to Lahore – RMB600 (equivalent to PKR 11,475 under current exchange rate).
• Return Ticket – PKR 23000.

Travel Documents Required

Therefore, if you are willing to travel to China, be mindful that you can carry a maximum of two pieces of baggage. CPEC Passenger Pak-Cheen Dosti Bus Service.

Therefore, these baggage with you that weigh not more than 20kgs or you will be charge for extra luggage.

Besides that, also, don’t forget keeping the following documents with you.

• Passport
• NIC
• Valid Visa
• Original Invitation from China
• Ticket

Source: Mehran Post

Sources: Associated Press of Pakistan, ProPakistani, Twitter

Image Sources: Media Bites, ProPakistani

PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites Launched Successfully

PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites Update:

Pakistan finally has launched two satellites in space. Both of them were successfully launched earlier yesterday the 10th July 2018 onboard the Chinese Long March (LM-2C) Vehicle. This is another instance of space-related cooperation between China and Pakistan after the successful in-orbit delivery of PakSat-1R & PakSat-MM1 Satellites. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites. This mission was based on the PRSS-1 Satellite System Program Contract signed between CGWIC, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on April 20, 2016. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

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PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites. In accordance with the Contract, as the Prime Contractor, CGWIC in-orbit delivers to Pakistan a remote sensing satellite, Ground Control System and a Ground Application System, and provides such technical support services as in-orbit tests, on-site support, training, launch insurance and so on. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites. India already has a number of satellites up and running and delivering loads of data from up in the sky. With the recent developments, Pakistan finally has the capability to do so as well. Earlier, the country was reliant on other satellite imagery providers for crop monitoring, disaster monitoring and management, defence purposes, strategic planning and whatnot.

The launching video of the satellites went viral on social media and Pakistanis from across the globe shared their excitement through tweets and posting its video along with appreciation messages to the entire nation. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites. On the other hand according to the Foreign Office the 1,200 kg satellite PRSS-1 will operate at an altitude of 640 km.

PakTES-1A is a 285 kg satellite equipped with an optical payload commensurate with national needs. It has a design life of three years and will operate at an altitude of 610 km.

The PRSS-1 satellite was designed and manufactured by DFH Satellite Co. Ltd., China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), based on CAST 2000 platform. The information PRSS-1 satellite obtains will be extensively used in the fields of Pakistani’s territorial resource investigation, environmental protection, disaster monitoring and management, crop yield estimation and urban planning.
According to the press release:

"It will play an important role in developing national economy, improving the people’s livelihood, promoting social progress, as well as providing space remote sensing information service for the establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.”

The PakTES-1A satellite was designed and developed by SUPARCO “with assistance from the Space Advisory Company of South Africa.” PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

The LM-2C/SMA was designed and manufactured by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a subsidiary of CASC, and this mission is the 3rd flight of LM-2C/SMA launch vehicle and the 279th launch of Long March family. PRSS-1 PakTes-1A Pak Cheen Dosti Wanshi Satellites.

Source: Mehran Post

Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite to Launch This Month July 2018

Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite Update:

Pakistan is ready to mark an important milestone in its chequered space programme with the launch of an entirely indigenously developed observatory satellite in July 2018, according to information made available by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 24th 2018. Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite.

https://twitter.com/DrMFaisal/status/1010738517536894976

Giving details about the development, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal revealed on Twitter that the 285kg Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) is fitted with sensors and camera, and will remain stationary 610km in space with its position relative to the sun remaining unchanged. Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite.

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Known as Remote Sensing Satellite (RSS) and is fitted with cameras and sensors it will be used to study various geographical details, including determination of mineral deposits, climate and weather impacts such as melting glaciers, forest fires, greenhouse gases, and problems related to forestry and agriculture as well. Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite.

Pakistan acquired the navigation technology for the satellite from China back in 2012. However, former minister for science and technology Dr. Atta ur Rehman also congratulated Pakistani scientists, calling the launch of the RSS next month a proud moment and a positive step that Pakistani scientists have been able to develop and launch its own local satellite in space. According to him, Pakistan is at least 25 to 30 years behind Indian who has been launching such observatory satellite since the 1970s. Pakistani CPEC RSS PakTes-1A Satellite.

Many infrastructure projects are under construction throughout Pakistan under the CPEC. Originally valued at $ 46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now more than $ 62 billion. The CPEC will link Pakistani Gwadar port to China’s Xinjiang province.

Presently, three satellites are under design by SUPARCO in collaboration with different universities throughout the country. The SUPARCO says that the first satellite of this programme had been scheduled to launch in July 2018, and it was expected to provide help in exploiting the potentials of space technologies for natural resource surveying and environmental purpose.

RSS technologies are used to detect and classify objects on earth, including on the surface and in the atmosphere and oceans, based on propagated signals.

In the budget presented in April for the fiscal year 2018-19, the government had allocated Rs4.7 billion ($40.7 million) to the SUPARCO. This was a 34 percent higher than the previous year’s budget allocation.

Last year, the SUPARCO announced that the country was all set to launch two satellites, including its first remote sensing satellite, in early 2018.

SUPARCO Chairman Qaiser Anees Khurram had said:

Our first optical remote sensing satellite is all set to be launched in 2018.”

The other, he said, will be an experimental satellite.
Qaiser Anees Khurram added:

“Remote-sensing satellite will have multiple benefits and practical applications, including agriculture, disaster management, urban planning, forestry, water management, weather forecast and other areas.”

The launching of the satellite will support Pakistan’s efforts for self-reliance amid tensions with the US. Only last month, the two countries had imposed tit-for-tat travel restrictions on each other’s diplomats suggesting a new low in their troubled ties.

In January, the US suspended security assistance to Pakistan targeting the Coalition Support Fund. Pakistan responded sharply saying it was not dependent on US aid for the war on terror.
The foreign ministry said Pakistan had fought the war against terrorism largely from its own resources “which has cost over $ 120 billion in 15 years.”

Source: Mehran Post

CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar in Pakistan Great Proposal

CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar Update:

Pakistan is considering a proposal to replace the U.S. dollar with the Chinese yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China. Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on 18th December 2017 that the government was examining a proposal to replace the US dollar with the Chinese yuan for trade between China and Pakistan. CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar.

CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar. He was talking to journalists after the formal launch of Long Term Plan (LTP) for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2017-30 signed by the two sides on Nov 21st 2017.

Read: China Rejects Donald Trump Critique Against Pakistan on US Afghanistan strategy

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and officials of the provincial governments also attended the launching ceremony. CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar.

CPEC Trade Chinese Yuan Replace US Dollar. The long-term plan highlighted key cooperation areas between the neighboring states including road and rail connections, information network infrastructure, energy, trade and industrial parks, agriculture, poverty alleviation and tourism.

Upon asking Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, whether the Chinese Yuan (or Renminbi as it is officially called in China) is allowed to be used in Pakistan, he said that the currency would be used within the country. However, he added that China wishes that it should only be used for bilateral trade.
Ahsan Iqbal told on this occasion:

"We are examining the use of RMB instead of the US dollar for trade between the two countries. The use of RMB was not against the interest of Pakistan, rather it would benefit the country."

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The minister also cleared some misconceptions that existed recently. He clarified that there’s no truth to reports of China not investing further in the CPEC project. He confirmed that the project is in process of conducting feasibility studies and their scrutiny, as it did with the first phase of investments.

He also explained that all the projects, identified and committed by both sides, had to go through codal formalities after which they would be implemented.

Long-Term Investment Document (LPT)

The 26-page document briefly covers the seven broad areas of cooperation in which both the sides have to contribute to each other in three phases:

• first ending 2020
• followed by another in 2025
• then completion in 2030.

The area of cooperation between the two countries include:

• connectivity
• energy
• trade and industrial parks
• agricultural development and poverty alleviation
  tourism
• people’s livelihood and exchange programmes
• financial cooperation.

It’s stated in the LTP document that:

The plan would be adjusted based on the real situation as well as the consensus between the parties during the course of implementation. New routes, nodes and aspects may be considered for inclusion in future by mutual agreement.

As per the plan, both countries agreed to go with multi-levels of cooperation mechanisms and strengthen policy coordination, which also includes their own financial reforms and opening up, along with innovating financial products and services to control financial risks.

They also agreed to establish as well as improve the cross-border credit system and financial services, strengthening the currency-change arrangements and establish a bilateral payment and settlement system.

Source: Mehran Post

China Rejects Donald Trump Critique Against Pakistan on US Afghanistan strategy

China Rejects Donald Trump Update: China defended its ally Pakistan on Tuesday after the US President Donald Trump said the United States could no longer be silent about Pakistan’s “safe havens” for militants and warned it had much to lose by continuing to “harbour terrorists”.

Trump on Monday committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signalling he would dispatch more troops to America’s longest war and vowing “a fight to win”.

Trump insisted that others – the Afghan government, Pakistan, India and NATO allies – step up their own commitment to resolving the 16-year conflict, but he saved his sharpest words for Pakistan, China Rejects Donald Trump.

China Rejects Donald Trump, senior US officials warned security assistance for Pakistan could be reduced unless the nuclear-armed nation cooperated more in preventing militants from using safe havens on its soil.

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China Rejects Donald Trump, critics say Pakistan sees militants such as the Taliban as useful tools to limit the influence of old rival India. Pakistan denies allowing militants refuge on its territory, saying it takes action against all groups.

China Rejects Donald Trump, asked about Trump’s speech, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said:

Pakistan was on the front line in the struggle against terrorism and had made “great sacrifices” and “important contributions” in the fight.

She added:

“We believe that the international community should fully recognise Pakistan’s anti-terrorism.” 

She said:

“We are happy to see Pakistan and the United States carry out anti-terror cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, and work together for security and stability in the region and world.”

China and Pakistan consider each other “all-weather friends” and have close diplomatic, economic and security ties.

China has its own security concerns in the region, in particular any links between militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan and Islamist groups China blames for violence in its far western region of Xinjiang.

Hua said:

“We hope the relevant US policies can help promote the security, stability and development of Afghanistan and the region.”

Source: Mehran Post