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.
An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2025 shows the car carrier Anji Ansheng at Shanghai Haitong International Automotive Terminal in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) Though lesser-known globally,…
On reaching the milestone of 200 million telecom subscribers in Pakistan, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced a special one-day package for users. All telecom subscribers will receive 2…
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 25, 2025 shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song) The world's largest ice and…
Two sides also underscore need for resolution of ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel A collage showing Field Marshal Asim Munir (left) and President Donald Trump. — ISPR/Reuters/File Field Marshal…
Customers visit a shopping mall in Liangjiang New Area, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao) BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Ushering in the summer shopping season in…
Institute for Economics and Peace warns Kashmir tensions could ignite wider unrest across Pakistan and India Buildings damaged by Indian strikes outside Lahore. — AFP The Global Peace Index (GPI)…