Pakistan's vocal endorsement of China's position on Taiwan comes amidst growing global attention on the Taiwan Strait tensions and heightened diplomatic manoeuvers surrounding the island's status.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to visit China next month and will discuss the matters related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor phase II and other issues.
He said that Balakot airstrike showed to the world how far India will go to ensure action against terror act and refuted the narrative that India should refrain from acting against Pakistan because it has nuclear bomb.
"This suicide bombing also connects to across the border [in Afghanistan]; the planning of this terrorism [act] was done in Afghanistan. Terrorists and their facilitators were also being controlled from Afghanistan and the suicide bomber was also an Afghan [national]," he added.
The meeting was organized amid the ongoing visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Europe. Mengal highlighted significant issues of the Baloch people regarding Chinese initiatives within Balochistan which are not agreed upon by the local population.
Chinese power dues currently stand close to PKR 550 billion, with disruptions observed in timely payments under the revolving fund in recent months. Chinese financial institutions are seeking reassurance to extend further cooperation in critical projects, necessitating urgent confidence-buil
The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of "potential risk of sanctions," adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran.
In 2022, after a suicide bombing killed three Chinese language teachers at Karachi University, Islamabad allowed Beijing to send its investigators for the first time and pledged better protection for Chinese workers. However, a subsequent attack on Chinese engineers last month revealed lapse
The attack, which took place on March 26 in Bisham city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, claimed the lives of five Chinese engineers along with one Pakistani citizen.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari reassured Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Thursday of Pakistan's commitment to taking necessary measures to ensure the security of Chinese nationals engaged in projects within the country.
Reaffirming India's stand that Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) is an integral part of India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that this is not just the Bharatiya Janata Party's position but that of the whole country.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met with Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren on Wednesday to express condolences following the terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, which resulted in the loss of Chinese nationals' lives.