Mir Kabir Muhamm­ad Shahi says it’s not China’s job to hold talks with Baloch separa­tistsReports of China engaging in low-key dialogue with Baloch tribal separatists for over five years have been denied by a senator from Balochistan. First reported by Financial Times, several newspapers in Pakistan said that China has been quietly holding talks with Baloch separatists. “I, or other parliamentarians, are not aware of this development, and it’s only Pakistan’s government parliament right to hold talks with Baloch separatists,” he said. China in talks with Baloch separatists: reportSher Muhammad Bugti, a representative of the Baloch Republican Army, also denied having any negotiations with China. Talking to VOA from his exile in Switzerland, Bugti said separatists cannot hold talks with China.

Source: The Express Tribune February 21, 2018 06:56 UTC