Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "الممر الاقتصادي الصيني الباكستاني" in Arabic language version.
In recent weeks, the Taliban have taken huge swaths of the province and now they appear to be closing in on the capital, Lashkar Gah.
China's ambition to revive an ancient trading route stretching from Asia to Europe could leave an economic legacy bigger than the Marshall Plan or the European Union's enlargement, according to a new analysis.
include bonded warehouses, manufacturing, international purchasing, transit and distribution transshipment, commodity display and supporting services and where the federal, provincial and local taxes
110 billion Pakistani Rupees = US$1.05 billion as of 3 Feb 2016
The minister said out of the total investment of US$46 billion, US$38 billion would be spent on energy related projects which was on independent power producer (IPP) mode and would not increase burden of national debt.
{{استشهاد ويب}}: تعارض مسار مع وصلة (مساعدة){{استشهاد ويب}}: تعارض مسار مع وصلة (مساعدة)"Dr Nadeem-ul-Haque was deputy chairman of the Planning Commission – saying it would reverse a colossal loss of 3.5pc of GDP that Pakistan was incurring due to poor transport infrastructure.
But additionally, India's bet on Afghanistan or Chabahar may turn out to be a poor choice. Afghanistan remains politically unstable. Any government that comes to power after the 2014 elections, if led by the Taliban or another Pakistani-supported political faction, may not be as enamored of increased trade with Iran or India as the current government is. And Chabahar is located in one of Iran's most explosive regions, where the Sunni Baloch insurgents have carried out repeated attacks against the regime in recent years.
The project is planned to be completed in two phases in five years by 2021. The first phase will be completed by December 2017 and the second by 2021.
Pakistan Railways currently accounts for less than 4% of the country's traffic volume, which the government intends to increase to at least 20% by 2025.
The major work will involve upgrading 1,598 km of double and single track and overhauling 930 km of double line. The construction of a 676-km new track from Lalamusa to Peshawar, construction of tunnels, bridges and culverts along with allied structures and facilities for 25-ton axle load capacity are also part of the project.
From Chabahar port, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan. This road can then connect to the 218-km Zaranj-Delaram road -- constructed by India in 2009 at a cost of Rs 680 crore – and finally to Afghanistan's Garland highway.
"Symbolically it would be potent evidence of what economic benefits a country that allies with Beijing can expect. A rough comparison would be the Marshall Fund, the programme by which the United States rebuilt war-torn Europe, reworked the very economic structure of that continent and showcased its arrival as a superpower.
– Orange Line Project is part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Punjab government told the Lahore High Court yesterday.
{{استشهاد بخبر}}: تحقق من قيمة |مسار أرشيف= (مساعدة)In addition, the Authority did not include the transportation or beneficiation cost required for Salt Range in the assumed price of US$86.95/t (assuming the per Mm [million] btu price of Thar coal). Since the 6/20 Petitioner has assumed an average of 50 km transportation distance from the coal mines to the power plant, the transportation costs will work out to be US$13.5, assuming the transportation cost of US$0.27/t/km approved for Thar coal. This plus the assumed levelized beneficiation cost of US$11/t required for Salt Range coal, will work out to be US$111.45/t. From the above analysis, it is clear that in light of the approved coal price for Thar Coal, and the much smaller production scale and additional transportation & beneficiation costs required for Salt Range coal, the Petitioner's assumed coal price US$111.86/t in its tariff petition is reasonable and justified.
{{استشهاد بخبر}}: تحقق من قيمة |مسار أرشيف= (مساعدة){{استشهاد ويب}}: الوسيط |الأخير= يحوي أسماء رقمية (مساعدة)From Havelian to Shah Maqsood Interchange, the proposed alignment of CPEC will overlap with the alignment of E-35. This section will be 15 km long and undertaken with ADB assistance as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures... Shah Maqsood Interchange – Islamabad section will be 50 km long and constructed along a new alignment as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures.
"Shinkiari – Mansehra – Abbottabad section will be 50 km long and constructed as 4- Lane Expressway... Abbottabad – Havelian section will be 11 km in length and constructed as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures." | Portion between Abbottabad and Havelian is now to be a dual carriageway rather than motorway.
Raikot – Thakot section will be 280 km in length and constructed as a 2-Lane highway along a new alignment... Thakot – Shinkiari section will be 74 km in length wherein existing 2-Lane KKH will be upgraded and improved.
Raikot – Thakot section (2-Lane) 255.8 km; Feasibility Study Completed by Chinese Side. However, the Alignment falls under the Four Dams planned by WAPDA, namely; Bhasha, Dasu, Pattan, and Thakot. The Road construction is planned to commensurate with Dam Construction activities. In the meanwhile, the existing KKH is being improved in its present condition.
Similarly, in Uzbekistan, the plan to develop train lines from Tashkent through Ferghana to Kyrgyzstan points to a project that will help develop faster train links across Central Asia to China.
Nepra has notified upfront tariff of 8.5015 cents/unit for Thar coal-based power projects of 330 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.5643cents/unit. The upfront tariff will be 8.3341 cents/unit for coal-fired power projects of 660 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.5668 cents/unit. The upfront tariff will be 7.9889 cents/unit for power projects of 1,099 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.1368 cents/unit.
The production of remaining 660 megawatts from block-II will begin by the end of 2018 or by the beginning of 2019 while the mining and energy projects in block-I and block-VI of Thar will also reach their financial close this year," said the official.
The CPEC may be a bilateral endeavour, but New Delhi cannot ignore its spillover effects on regional governance. The inequities in the China-Pakistan relationship and the nature of proposed Chinese investment in the CPEC merit a comparison with the Marshall Plan, the most successful foreign assistance project of the 20th century.
The closure of Helmand-Kandahar Highway for the past four days - due to the presence of Taliban in parts of Helmand province – has created numerous challenges for battle-weary residents.
In a major move, the ECC approved a complete income tax holiday for 23 years to businesses that will be established in the Gwadar Free Zone... / A 23-year exemption from sales tax and federal excise duty has also been granted to businesses that will be established inside the Gwadar Free Zone. However, if these businesses make supplies and sales outside the free zone, they will be subject to taxation.
Under the move, the concession will extend to contractors and subcontractors and COPHCL companies for 20 years.
Pakistan approved customs duty exemption for the COPHCL, its operating companies, contractors and subcontractors for a period of 40 years on import of equipment, materials, plants, machinery, appliances, and accessories for the construction of Gwadar Port and the associated Free Zone.
700 Billion Pak rupees = US$6.6 billion as of 16 December 2015
The cost of electricity for the initial 10 years will be 8.5 cents per unit and when the loan period ends, the cost will come down to 6 cents per unit.
700 Billion Pak rupees = US$6.6 billion as of 16 December 2015
According to the project documents, the cost of upgrading of Pakistan Railways existing Mainline (ML-I) and establishment of a dry port near Havelian is $8.2 billion, which the Chinese government will finance with a $7 billion concessionary loan.
During a visit to Pakistan in the middle of this month, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon praised the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), insisting the project would facilitate economic and trade links between Pakistan and Tajikistan as well as other Central Asian states. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on his part, made an offer to Tajikistan to use Pakistan's seaports for imports and exports as these provide the shortest route for movement of goods. The premier backed Tajikistan's request for being part of the Quadrilateral Agreement on Traffic in Transit among China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan – an arrangement that will further improve regional connectivity.
"Dr Nadeem-ul-Haque was deputy chairman of the Planning Commission – saying it would reverse a colossal loss of 3.5pc of GDP that Pakistan was incurring due to poor transport infrastructure.
The CPEC may be a bilateral endeavour, but New Delhi cannot ignore its spillover effects on regional governance. The inequities in the China-Pakistan relationship and the nature of proposed Chinese investment in the CPEC merit a comparison with the Marshall Plan, the most successful foreign assistance project of the 20th century.
China's ambition to revive an ancient trading route stretching from Asia to Europe could leave an economic legacy bigger than the Marshall Plan or the European Union's enlargement, according to a new analysis.
"Symbolically it would be potent evidence of what economic benefits a country that allies with Beijing can expect. A rough comparison would be the Marshall Fund, the programme by which the United States rebuilt war-torn Europe, reworked the very economic structure of that continent and showcased its arrival as a superpower.
include bonded warehouses, manufacturing, international purchasing, transit and distribution transshipment, commodity display and supporting services and where the federal, provincial and local taxes
In a major move, the ECC approved a complete income tax holiday for 23 years to businesses that will be established in the Gwadar Free Zone... / A 23-year exemption from sales tax and federal excise duty has also been granted to businesses that will be established inside the Gwadar Free Zone. However, if these businesses make supplies and sales outside the free zone, they will be subject to taxation.
Under the move, the concession will extend to contractors and subcontractors and COPHCL companies for 20 years.
Pakistan approved customs duty exemption for the COPHCL, its operating companies, contractors and subcontractors for a period of 40 years on import of equipment, materials, plants, machinery, appliances, and accessories for the construction of Gwadar Port and the associated Free Zone.
From Havelian to Shah Maqsood Interchange, the proposed alignment of CPEC will overlap with the alignment of E-35. This section will be 15 km long and undertaken with ADB assistance as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures... Shah Maqsood Interchange – Islamabad section will be 50 km long and constructed along a new alignment as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures.
"Shinkiari – Mansehra – Abbottabad section will be 50 km long and constructed as 4- Lane Expressway... Abbottabad – Havelian section will be 11 km in length and constructed as 4-Lane Motorway with 6-Lane structures." | Portion between Abbottabad and Havelian is now to be a dual carriageway rather than motorway.
Raikot – Thakot section will be 280 km in length and constructed as a 2-Lane highway along a new alignment... Thakot – Shinkiari section will be 74 km in length wherein existing 2-Lane KKH will be upgraded and improved.
Raikot – Thakot section (2-Lane) 255.8 km; Feasibility Study Completed by Chinese Side. However, the Alignment falls under the Four Dams planned by WAPDA, namely; Bhasha, Dasu, Pattan, and Thakot. The Road construction is planned to commensurate with Dam Construction activities. In the meanwhile, the existing KKH is being improved in its present condition.
700 Billion Pak rupees = US$6.6 billion as of 16 December 2015
110 billion Pakistani Rupees = US$1.05 billion as of 3 Feb 2016
The project is planned to be completed in two phases in five years by 2021. The first phase will be completed by December 2017 and the second by 2021.
Pakistan Railways currently accounts for less than 4% of the country's traffic volume, which the government intends to increase to at least 20% by 2025.
The major work will involve upgrading 1,598 km of double and single track and overhauling 930 km of double line. The construction of a 676-km new track from Lalamusa to Peshawar, construction of tunnels, bridges and culverts along with allied structures and facilities for 25-ton axle load capacity are also part of the project.
– Orange Line Project is part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Punjab government told the Lahore High Court yesterday.
The minister said out of the total investment of US$46 billion, US$38 billion would be spent on energy related projects which was on independent power producer (IPP) mode and would not increase burden of national debt.
{{استشهاد بخبر}}: تحقق من قيمة |مسار أرشيف= (مساعدة)In addition, the Authority did not include the transportation or beneficiation cost required for Salt Range in the assumed price of US$86.95/t (assuming the per Mm [million] btu price of Thar coal). Since the 6/20 Petitioner has assumed an average of 50 km transportation distance from the coal mines to the power plant, the transportation costs will work out to be US$13.5, assuming the transportation cost of US$0.27/t/km approved for Thar coal. This plus the assumed levelized beneficiation cost of US$11/t required for Salt Range coal, will work out to be US$111.45/t. From the above analysis, it is clear that in light of the approved coal price for Thar Coal, and the much smaller production scale and additional transportation & beneficiation costs required for Salt Range coal, the Petitioner's assumed coal price US$111.86/t in its tariff petition is reasonable and justified.
{{استشهاد بخبر}}: تحقق من قيمة |مسار أرشيف= (مساعدة)Nepra has notified upfront tariff of 8.5015 cents/unit for Thar coal-based power projects of 330 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.5643cents/unit. The upfront tariff will be 8.3341 cents/unit for coal-fired power projects of 660 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.5668 cents/unit. The upfront tariff will be 7.9889 cents/unit for power projects of 1,099 megawatts on foreign financing, while tariff for similar capacity projects on local financing has been fixed at 9.1368 cents/unit.
The cost of electricity for the initial 10 years will be 8.5 cents per unit and when the loan period ends, the cost will come down to 6 cents per unit.
The production of remaining 660 megawatts from block-II will begin by the end of 2018 or by the beginning of 2019 while the mining and energy projects in block-I and block-VI of Thar will also reach their financial close this year," said the official.
700 Billion Pak rupees = US$6.6 billion as of 16 December 2015
According to the project documents, the cost of upgrading of Pakistan Railways existing Mainline (ML-I) and establishment of a dry port near Havelian is $8.2 billion, which the Chinese government will finance with a $7 billion concessionary loan.
{{استشهاد ويب}}: الوسيط |الأخير= يحوي أسماء رقمية (مساعدة)During a visit to Pakistan in the middle of this month, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon praised the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), insisting the project would facilitate economic and trade links between Pakistan and Tajikistan as well as other Central Asian states. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on his part, made an offer to Tajikistan to use Pakistan's seaports for imports and exports as these provide the shortest route for movement of goods. The premier backed Tajikistan's request for being part of the Quadrilateral Agreement on Traffic in Transit among China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan – an arrangement that will further improve regional connectivity.
Similarly, in Uzbekistan, the plan to develop train lines from Tashkent through Ferghana to Kyrgyzstan points to a project that will help develop faster train links across Central Asia to China.
But additionally, India's bet on Afghanistan or Chabahar may turn out to be a poor choice. Afghanistan remains politically unstable. Any government that comes to power after the 2014 elections, if led by the Taliban or another Pakistani-supported political faction, may not be as enamored of increased trade with Iran or India as the current government is. And Chabahar is located in one of Iran's most explosive regions, where the Sunni Baloch insurgents have carried out repeated attacks against the regime in recent years.
From Chabahar port, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan. This road can then connect to the 218-km Zaranj-Delaram road -- constructed by India in 2009 at a cost of Rs 680 crore – and finally to Afghanistan's Garland highway.
In recent weeks, the Taliban have taken huge swaths of the province and now they appear to be closing in on the capital, Lashkar Gah.
The closure of Helmand-Kandahar Highway for the past four days - due to the presence of Taliban in parts of Helmand province – has created numerous challenges for battle-weary residents.
{{استشهاد ويب}}: تعارض مسار مع وصلة (مساعدة){{استشهاد ويب}}: تعارض مسار مع وصلة (مساعدة)