ISLAMABAD – US has warned that China has a responsibility “to not shield”Pakistan.
“We think China has a responsibility to also not shield Pakistan and jointhe international community in calling on Pakistan to take actionagainst terrorists operating on its soil,” a senior Trump administrationofficial said on Wednesday.
Most Western powers are currently against lending any kind of supportto Pakistan in an attempt to exert pressure on the country to take actionon terror, especially after the 14 February suicide bombing in Pulwamaof India-administered Kashmir which claimed the lives of 40 Indiansoldiers.
On India’s behest, the US, France and Britain put forward a resolutionto the UN Sanctions Committee of the Security Council to designatePakistan-based Azhar Massod a “global terrorist.”
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The move suffered a setback as China put a “technical hold” on the process.
Pakistan, which is struggling to boost its deteriorating economy, hasalready received loans of around $1 billion each from Saudi Arabia and theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE).
