"I think we should put everything on hold for a year, so we can get our act together," Dawood told the Financial Times in an interview. He added that he thought China had been granted too-favourable terms in many projects by the former government of Nawaz Sharif. Dawood's comments were "mind-boggling" and rare public criticism of China, said Mohammad Zubair, privatization minister in the previous government. Later on Monday, Dawood told domestic broadcaster Geo TV that his statements had been misconstrued and he would clarify them later. In June, Beijing gave Pakistan $1 billion in loans to boost foreign reserves ahead of the July 25 election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 11, 2018 12:00 UTC