China playing role to uphold good ties between Pakistan, Afghanistan: Masood

ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Masood Khan Wednesday said China was playing a pivotal role to maintain good ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

China was the all weather friend of Pakistan and had a great importance in the region due to one belt and one road project, he said talking to a private news channel.

He said China wanted good relations between the two neighboring countries. It was not only investing in Pakistan in the shape of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which would bring prosperity in the entire region, but also investing in Afghanistan to completely eliminate terrorism from Afghan soil.

Masood Khan said China had always struggled to resolve border issues between the countries.

He said China wanted political and economic stability in Pakistan that’s why it had initiated many projects in the country.

Commenting on Pakistan-India relations, he said China advised both the countries to resolve their outstanding issues through negotiation process. China did not want any human rights violation in the occupied Kashmir.

He said Pakistan had always shown seriousness in resolving all lingering issues with India, but it was now responsibility of India to bring Kashmir issue on table talk.