Pakistan's balancing act between the West and China has been quite dubious, with the country giving assurance to both sides of commitment to their respective interests in the region.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded his visit to China this week where the two sides signed several MoUs but without discussing rescheduling the debt his country owes to Beijing which makes this trip more of words than a little action.
The infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology and Pakistan Army-run, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), has set up a highly-advanced scientific infrastructure to conduct research into deadly pathogens in Pakistan.
Amid the growing concerns over the safety and security of Chinese nationals working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Pakistan and China on Sunday agreed to use bullet-proof vehicles for all outdoor movement of Chinese workers.
India on Thursday slammed Pakistan and China on terror and said that the international community should collectively call out those who provide safe haven to terrorists and stand with them including in the UNSC sanctions regime.
CPEC is a part of China's most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country's ancient trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia.
This follows the recent surge in targeted attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan by Sindh and ethnic Baloch rebels. In the wake of increasing attacks, Beijing has expressed concerns about the inadequate security measures by Islamabad.
Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday held a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that focussed on expanding cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Both leaders discussed broad-based cooperation in the economy and exchanged views on regional and global developments.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who is on a two-day visit to China held a meeting with Chinese premier Xi Jinping on Wednesday and focussed on expanding cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
This would be Shehbaz's first visit to China since assuming office in April this year and follows his meeting with Xi in Uzbekistan in September. He will visit China on November 1-2 to exchange views on regional and global developments, as well as, to review the "All-Weather Strategic Cooper