MULTAN – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday rejected opposition’sclaims about slowdown of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects,saying the two countries were moving towards the second phase of the megaproject.
Talking to the media before flying to Islamabad here, he said Pakistan andChina were satisfied over the progress on CPEC projects. He said PrimeMinister Imran Khan was leaving for China on a three-day official visitduring which he would hold meetings with Chinese president and hiscounterpart as well as heads of different companies, who were interestedfor investment in Pakistan.
Qureshi said that Chinese president was also paying a visit to India withinnext few days, adding that China and Pakistan wanted to consult ondifferent issues before the visit. He said the two friendly countriesenjoyed deep-rooted relations and had unprecedented association.
Replying to a question, the minister said India wished to blacklistPakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), adding that Pakistanhad presented its point of view before the Asia Pacific Group about themeasures taken by the government in this connection.
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The foreign minister noted that India was not in a position to allow anyonefor visiting Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) because of thelockdown imposed by the Indian government for the last 62 days.
He said that US Senator Chris Van Hollen was denied visit to IOJ&K;however, Pakistan facilitated him during his visit to different parts ofPakistan including Azad Kashmir. He said the US senator wrote a letter toUS President Donald Trump for his attention toward ongoing situation inIOJ&K.
