To manage the energy crisis in Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to evaluate the progress of Sahiwal coal power plant project. This 132-MW project is a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

A 19-member delegation of the government and opposition from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Assembly had a meeting with the Chairman Parliamentary Committee on CPEC. In the meeting, they voiced their annoyance over not including GB in CPEC. They requested the committee on CPEC to visit GB in this regard. [1]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi had a meeting with the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing. They discussed the connotation of bilateral relationship and underlined the need of frequent exchange of personnel in academia.[2]

[1] http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/02-Feb-2016/mps-show-concern-over-not-including-gb-in-cpec

[2] http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/front-top/276447-fatemi-for-enhanced-china-pak-intellectual-exchanges-academics-linkages.html