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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan

Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad.

He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries. When
he came home he set up the China Study Centre at NUST. He retired from there.

He writes about CPEC and the Belt and Road, and about what China's rise means for
Pakistan. His articles run in Modern Diplomacy and on Think Tank Pakistan, and China
Daily and China News Service have both quoted the work.

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Heatwave: Cooling the heat in China-EU trade

People are seen near the central square of Zagreb, Croatia, June 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Zhen) As Europe swelters under severe heatwaves, Chinese-made air conditioners are flying off the shelves, bringing…

Pakistan: Deterrence dynamics in South Asia

In its latest annual report, this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which monitors international arms control and disarmament, has stated for the first time that India has "deployed"…

Xi meets the Belarusian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Monday. China and Belarus should maintain strategic communication and promote the continuous progress of bilateral relations that…

Pakistan: Flamingos return to South Punjab

Flamingos have been spotted in South Punjab for the first time in nearly 40 years, marking a milestone for wildlife conservation and wetland restoration in the region. According to the…

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