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Pak says no to free use of Yuan for CPEC projects

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The senior officials from Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite hurdles and finance at least three special economic/industrial zones Latest news :  Pakistan has refused to allow free use of the Chinese yuan on the lines of the US dollar in the country as officials from the two nations met to decide on a long-term developmental plan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The meeting of senior officials from Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite hurdles and finance at least three special economic/industrial zones (SEZs) and some important rail, electricity and road projects. The Dawn reported quoting a senior government official that Pakistan was not ready to allow the Chinese yuan (renminbi) for free use in Gwadar or its treatment on a par with the US dollar in the country and this was disappointing for the visiting Chinese officials. He said the use of yuan for common use in any part of Pakis...

Islamabad High Court allows Uzma to return to India

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed Indian national Uzma, who has accused her Pakistani husband of marrying her at gunpoint, to return to India and has also ordered police to provide her security till the Wagah Border. An Islamabad High Court bench, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, returned Uzma her original immigration form, which her husband Tahir had submitted to the court on Tuesday, reports Geo News. Tahir also expressed his desire to meet Uzma in private, which the later refused. Justice Kayani remarked that if Uzma does not want to meet Tahir, then she won't be forced. On May 19, Uzma had submitted a 6-page reply to the High Court and reiterated her earlier claims and said that she was forced to sign the Nikkahnama [marriage papers]. Read this: Melania Trump swats Donald Trump's hand again; Twitter turns it into a meme The reply also claimed that Tahir's affidavit was based on lies. The reply also requested that Uzma is allowed to ...

Was forced to marry Pakistan man at gunpoint: Indian woman

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She also claimed that her immigration documents were snatched A 20-year-old Indian woman , who approached the Indian High Commission in Islamabad with a request to repatriate her, on Monday alleged that she was forced to marry a Pakistani citizen on gunpoint, marking a new turn in the case. Uzma filed a plea with an Islamabad court against her husband Tahir Ali alleging that she was being harassed and intimidated by him. She also recorded her statement before a magistrate. She also claimed that her immigration documents were snatched, according to Geo News reported. Read this: India exaggerating CPEC concerns: Chinese media Uzma said she does not want to leave the Indian High Commission premises till she could safely travel back to India. According to reports, Uzma's husband met her in the High Commission this morning but he was not present in the court. The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi said that the immigration documents state that Uz...