Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 13:39 IST
General Asim Munir met with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, Secretary of Defense, General (Retd.) Llyod Austin, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown, throughout his ongoing go to to the US. (Photo: AP File)
The transfer is being seen as stopping China’s safety outposts in Pakistan, in keeping with prime intelligence sources. China has demanded navy outposts in Gwadar in Balochistan for its residents working in Pakistan, and utilizing Gwadar International Airport for its fighter jets
Restrict China’s penetration into Pakistan to solely financial hall, and don’t present any entry to Beijing in safety set-up, the US has clearly instructed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir throughout his ongoing go to to Washington.
The transfer is being seen as stopping Chinese safety outposts in Pakistan, in keeping with prime intelligence sources. China has demanded navy outposts in Gwadar in Balochistan for its residents working in Pakistan, and utilizing Gwadar International Airport for its fighter jets.
Sometime in September, US Ambassador Donald Blome “secretly” visited China-funded Gwadar Port in Balochistan, which many political analysts stated “signified the start of US’ amenable diplomacy with Pakistan”.
The Gwardar Port is a part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which was spearheaded by Beijing since 2015. The undertaking has reached an deadlock as a result of disagreements between the 2 nations. Besides this, The Silk Road Fund was created by China to spend money on CPEC tasks until 2030.
According to insiders, US officers had informed Pakistan Army Chief that if his nation wants monetary assist they should “accept some terms and conditions, including trade with India”. They additionally suggested him that Pakistan ought to “talk as soon as possible” with India, and “maintain peace at LoC” so as to keep commerce relations with them.
The Washington-based Foreign Policy journal had famous that the Pakistan Army Chief was visiting the US amidst unsettled relations between the 2 nations since US troops’ retreat from Afghanistan in 2021.
General Munir’s, who doesn’t have any robust ties to the West, go to to the US was motivated by financial considerations, as US was Pakistan’s prime export vacation spot, in keeping with Dawn.
Insiders say that Pakistan is “not keen” on accepting China’s situations on sure growth tasks, and is able to transfer to the US camp, which may additionally profit Saudi Arabia.
General Asim met with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, Secretary of Defense, General (Retd.) Llyod Austin, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown, throughout his ongoing go to.
