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Pakistan Army Chief Accuses India of Undermining China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

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Pakistan Army Chief Accuses India of Undermining China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Pakistan’s army chief accused India’s intelligence agency of undermining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan initiative.

Pakistan Army Chief Accuses India of Undermining China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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On Tuesday, Pakistan’s powerful chief of army staff, General Raheel Sharif, accused India of actively seeking to undermine a multi-billion dollar Chinese infrastructure investment initiative in Pakistan. Discussing the security of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), General Sharif said that “India, our immediate neighbour, has openly challenged this development initiative.” The general delivered the remarks in the port city of Gwadar, an important terminal node for CPEC.

Specifically, General Sharif directly referred to the involvement of India’s external intelligence agency in undermining CPEC:

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