ISLAMABAD: As an attempt to politicize the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan categorically condemned on Tuesday the statements made by the official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement that the CPEC was a transformative project and a sign of regional stability, mutual collaboration, and shared growth.
The Belt and Road Initiative’s flagship project, the China-Pakistan All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, and its trademark, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said, give the people of the region a way to move away from zero-sum thinking.
He claimed that Pakistan has been able to overcome the energy and infrastructure obstacles that had previously limited growth and development thanks to China’s investment in CPEC. Attempts to disparage CPEC demonstrate India’s nervousness and hegemonic intent, which have long held back socioeconomic growth in South Asia, he said.