LAHORE, Sept. 10 (TNS): Amid adverse reports over CPEC, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president and leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for harming CPEC plan.
Shehbaz tweeted on Monday that the people of Pakistan were shocked at the irresponsibility of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
In his tweet, Shehbaz Sharif claimed the PTI government was trying to undermine the strategic partnership between Pakistan and China by speaking in the voice of enemies of CPEC. “We will resist and reject such conspiracies, our Chinese friends should rest assured,” Shehbaz said.
The opposition leader’s criticism comes after a report in the Financial Times stated that Pakistan was mulling over a review of the CPEC agreement with China. The report quoted the advisor on textiles and industry, Abdul Razak Dawood saying that Pakistani companies were at a disadvantage and Chinese companies were getting illegal benefits. According to the report, Dawood said everything [related to CPEC] needed to be put on hold for a year or so.
