The Ministry of External Affair reiterated that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh have been, are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India.
The report came a day after Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said Chinese nationals get "resentful" when they are asked to follow protocols in the country and said they don't want to follow discipline.
According to the reports published in Pakistani media, PM Shehbaz assured Beijing to “conduct a high-level and early investigation of the incident and punish the perpetrators and facilitators.”
The comments by Sharif came a day after the IMF said it had agreed to a provisional or staff-level agreement with Islamabad which, if approved by its board, will disburse the last tranche of $1.1 billion under the $3 billion standby arrangement.
The port complex hosts several government and paramilitary offices and the strategically located Gwadar Port remains one of the focal points of the billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India's position on BRI, especially its "lack of respect for our sovereignty and territorial integrity is well known and consistent". Also, he objected to Chinese CPEC projects in PoK.
Although neither Pakistan nor Chinese governments admitted that their citizens were killed in the attack, BLA spokesman claimed at least four Chinese nationals and eleven Pakistani military personnel were killed, with several others injured.
India has voiced its opposition against the CPEC as it connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Under the recently brokered deal, Beijing would build a 1,200-megawatt Chashma-V nuclear plant at Chashma in the Mianwali district of Punjab.
Interestingly, some reports suggest that Islamabad is indirectly pressuring Beijing to pardon its massive loan from China or extend deadlines to avoid the impending default.
Balochistan is a mineral-rich and volatile region of Pakistan where a low-level insurgency has been going on for years.
According to Global Times, analysts have warned that the "unrests in Afghanistan could provide a hotbed for terrorists targeting China's Xinjiang and its interests overseas including the CPEC projects, "where enhanced communication and coordination between China and Pakistan is required to tackle potential threats."
It is essential for the responsible nations of the world to counter these selfish designs, through exposing the true intentions and countering the Chinese financial juggernaut with viable alternatives. Neither Beijing nor Islamabad is likely to bat an eyelid to address the problems being faced by Africans, beyond their own economic interest.
Days after the attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a few photographs are making rounds on social media, which depicts Chinese workers on maintenance tasks at various CPEC projects are carrying AK-47s on their shoulders.
Sindhi leader Shafi Burfat has accused Pakistan of being a fascist state imposed on historical nations through the fascist Punjabi military.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the estimate of CPEC projects is $87 billion in funding today, only a quarte
At least a dozen odd attacks have been carried out on Chinese properties and citizens by the BLA over the last few years.
As India and China prepare for a high-level military dialogue to resolve the current standoff at LAC in eastern Ladakh, India’s military pointsman during the Doklam standoff Lt General Abhay Krishna says that New Delhi must draw a ‘red line’ that Beijing must not cross
Debt-ridden Pakistan is going ahead with its strategic USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, despite the country's further economic downturn due to the coronavirus crisis.
Pakistan on Thursday said that coronavirus pandemic would not impact USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and its projects would be completed on time.
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