ISLAMABAD – In an interview with BBC Urdu on Friday, Chinese Ambassador inIslamabad has said law and order situation in Balochistan has improvedconsiderably.

Responding to a question regarding separatists, he said “they are not truePakistanis”.

He said around 10,000 Chinese nationals were working on CPEC and Beijingwas satisfied with the measures taken by Pakistan for their protection.

The envoy said CPEC was in the first phase in which work on 21 project wasunderway with 20 more projects in the pipeline.

He said the CPEC would be expanded to neighboring countries includingAfghanistan.

Responding to a question regarding Pak-Afghan relations and peace inAfghanistan, he said China was desirous of good relations between the twocountries and was making efforts for reconciliation process in Afghanistan.

To a question, he said his country has no influence over Taliban but it wasin contact with Taliban’s political office in Qatar.

He said his country has time and again requested the Taliban to take partin negotiations.