#GehriDosti: Any attack on China is an attack on Pakistan says Pak Foreign Minister

Beijing, May 23: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who was on a 2-day visit to China, has come up with a statement saying that any attack on China is an attack on Pakistan itself.

 

 

This came after Bilawal made the remarks at a joint news briefing with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi after their talks in Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province.

 

It should be noted that three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani national were killed in an explosion at the University of Karachi on April 26, in a terror attack claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army.

 

Bilawal reaffirmed that the Pakistani side will do its utmost to bring the perpetrators to justice, and foil any attempt that undermines the shared interests of Pakistan and China. Taking to Twitter, Bilawal said, "During wide-ranging talks with State Councilor Wang Yi, discussed enhanced economic engagement, trade, investments, industrialization, and CPEC cooperation. Issues facing students also discussed. Both sides are committed to elevating multifaceted partnerships to greater heights."

 

He met with Wang Yi in China's Guangzhou on Sunday. The visit comes amid the slow progress of CPEC projects and worsening security situation in Pakistan that have caused friction between the two countries.

 

In the past seven years, Pakistan has only been able to complete three CPEC projects in Gwadar while one-dozen schemes costing nearly USD 2 billion remain unfinished including those of water supply and electricity. Wang Yi had congratulated Bilawal on his assumption of the office of Foreign Minister. They had previously held a virtual meeting on May 11.