“At the moment, India is not willing to hold any dialogue, therefore, I don’t see any prospects of what you have mentioned,” Mohammad Faisal said when asked to comment on the possibility of Pakistan holding direct talks with India on CPEC. Recently, a senior Chinese official told visiting Pakistani journalists in Beijing that the country was trying to convince India to join the multibillion-dollar project. Pakistan has also expressed concern that India, through its intelligence agencies, is trying to undermine the project. Indian missile testThe spokesperson said India had not given any advance notification of its recent cruise missile test. “This speaks of the Indian duplicity in paying lip service to the objective of non-proliferation, while secretly pursuing a conventional and strategic arms buildup.

Source: The Express Tribune November 17, 2017 04:30 UTC